Samoa has produced some of the world's best rugby players. But for decades, cultural norms prevented women from playing.
(via Witness - Al Jazeera)

The deal removes one of the many obstacles to a normal internet in Cuba, which suffers from some of the world's most limited and expensive access.

Indigenous people in Bangladesh are being forced from their homes.

Al Jazeera's Maher Sattar reports.

Labelling guidelines created a rift between Israel and the EU, but one year on their economic effect has been minimal.

"The final Wisconsin vote is in and guess what - we just picked up an additional 131 votes. The Dems and Green Party can now rest. Scam!" - President-elect Donald Trump

"The wars stole my beauty. It's been a tough life."

He could be jailed for up to five years if found guilty of breaking Indonesia's tough blasphemy laws.

This child was trafficked and forced to work 18 hours a day in an embroidery workshop. Now, he's free.

A unique community live inside Yangon's Central Railway Station when the crowds go home.

PM Alexis Tsirpas' decision to hand out 700m euros in concessions for low-income pensioners has fuelled speculation about a new Greece election. http://aje.io/lh7w

After Sunday's deadly blast in an Orthodox Christian church in Cairo, what can be done to prevent further bloodshed? http://aje.io/w7ra

Just after midnight on April 2, 2010, a massive fireball lit up the sky over Anacortes, Washington.

"We cannot express how happy we are that he has been released but it is an incomplete happiness because he carries the message of all the other prisoners who remain in Israeli jails" http://aje.io/byht

The delegation headed by Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will include Nigerian President Buhari, Sierra Leone leader Koroma and outgoing Ghanaian President Mahama, reports say. http://aje.io/cqur