Papua New Guinea Covid-19: Mistrust fuels crisis as infections rise

Suspicions and false rumours are compounding a potential public health disaster.


Retirement Hell: Why many Nigerian pensioners are denied access to their pensions

BBC Africa Eye goes undercover to expose an ineffective and corrupt pension system in Nigeria.


Sarah Halimi: How killer on drugs escaped French trial for anti-Semitic murder

The decision not to prosecute a Jewish woman's killer because of his drug use sparks a legal row in France.


Brazil: Vaccinating the Amazon against Covid

The BBC follows healthcare workers in Brazil's Amazon region delivering vaccines to one of the most isolated parts of a vast country.


India Covid: Inside Delhi's oxygen crisis

Doctors in India's capital are forced to turn patients away and plead for vital supplies of oxygen.


Rome Colosseum: Italy unveils plan for new floor with gladiator’s view

Work on a wooden, retractable floor at the Roman landmark is expected to be finished by 2023.


India elections: Modi party defeated in West Bengal battleground

India's PM has been criticised for focusing on the election as the virus grips the country.


Colombia withdraws controversial tax reform bill after mass protests

Critics warned the reforms would hit the poor hard at time many are already struggling.


Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan: Images of destruction after border clashes

At least 46 people were killed while homes, schools and checkpoints were destroyed in the dispute.


South Africa to ban lion breeding for cub petting

The controversial practice sees lions bred in captivity for hunting or for tourist attractions.