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There have been a number of protests in Srinagar following India’s decision to revoke special autonomous status for the part of Kashmir it controls. Authorities say the protests have been contained and there have been very few injuries. But protesters insist many have been hurt. The BBC spoke to two men caught up in the […]

In Lebanon, a Muslim Shia family was asked to leave its house because it was in a Christian neighbourhood. Mohammed lived in a building in Hadat for around two years but when he tried to register the deed his application was declined. The town, near Beirut, has been implementing the ban on property exchange from

Hospital burns units across Uganda are reporting higher instances of acid attacks. Globally, there are approximately 1,500 a year (source Action Aid) but it is a crime that often goes unreported for fear of reprisal. Most survivors of acid attacks are women and girls. BBC Life Clinic’s David Wafula has been to meet two survivors

A herd of cows is living on a floating farm in the middle of Europe’s busiest port of Rotterdam. The animals are part of an experiment to produce food more sustainably, and closer to people. Peter van Wingerden, founder of Beladon, told BBC Radio 5 Live: “No matter how much rain falls, no matter how

With the help of the local population, Haidar el Ali has led a program that has planted 152 million mangrove buds in the Casamance Delta of southern Senegal over the past decade. The reforestation project in southern Senegal has become one of the largest of its kind in the world. Mr el Ali, who served

Three people are dead after fans of rival Honduran football clubs Motagua and Olimpia clashed. Seven people, including several players, were also injured. It began when crowds allegedly threw stones at the Motagua team bus, injuring three players with shards of broken glass. Fighting continued both inside and outside National Stadium after officials cancelled the

Hundreds of thousands of people held another day of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, after at least 10 weeks of similar demonstrations in the city. It comes amid increasingly severe warnings from the Beijing authorities, who have likened the protests to “terrorist activity”, but this weekend’s rallies have so far been peaceful. The protests were

Far-right group Proud Boys marched in Portland, Oregon, as counter-demonstrators organised a rally against their presence in the city. The stated aim of the far-right gathering was to press for the Antifa (anti-fascist) movement to be declared a domestic terror organisation. President Donald Trump has said the situation was being closely watched by his administration,

Writer Bébhinn Ramsay was 31 when her husband died, leaving her to raise her two young children. Her faith and sense of self were left shaken by the tragedy – but when her parents mentioned that they were doing a memorial walk on a sacred pilgrim path in Ireland, she decided to join in. Since

At a rally in New Hampshire, President Donald Trump called out a man in the crowd for his weight, incorrectly thinking he was a protester. He later called the man to thank him for his support. An earlier version of this video said that Donald Trump had apologised to the supporter. That has apparently been