In this issue
The birth country of violent Islamic puritanism is playing a dangerous game, writes Alastair Crooke.
An Indian entrepreneur has a solution for some of the 21.6 million women who resort to unsafe abortions every year, writes Cristiana Moisescu.
Who would have imagined that a tattooed heavy-metal musician would break the stale stand-off in Taiwanese politics? Richard Swift asks.
Its not just for show, as the bombing of Yemen illustrates, writes Vanessa Baird.
Since June 2015 WikiLeaks has been releasing details of leaked cables and other documents from within the Saudi Foreign Office. Julian Assange explains what's inside.
Ayuba Ijai was held hostage for months by Boko Haram terrorists before government soldiers detained him on suspicion of being a Boko Haram member. Samuel Malik explains.
Child miners are finding an unlikely escape from goldmines, through football, writes Rebecca Cooke.
Human Rights Watch has thrown its weight behind a challenge to Iran’s ban on women watching volleyball matches. Kelsi Farrington reports.
They were arrested for organizing a bookstore discussion in the capital, Luanda. Marc Herzog reports.
The key facts you need to know about the country's people, environment, oil economy, human rights and more.
Peruvians head to polling stations across the Andean nation, Lucas Iberico Lozada reports.
Madawi Al-Rasheed examines the prospects and limits of activism in the absolute monarchy.
Fiona Broom reports from Nepal on the scandal of the ‘orphanage industry’.
The central African country's long sleep continues, says Ben Shepherd, but the clock is ticking.
