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Jannati, left, was elected as Assembly of Experts speaker in a meeting also attended by President Hassan Rouhani, centre [EPA]

Iran: Hardliner Jannati to head Assembly of Experts

Senior cleric from Esfahan to head 88-member council responsible for selecting successor of Ayatollah Khamenei.

24 May 2016 19:43 GMT | Politics, Middle East, Iran

My time as a fake boyfriend to China's 'leftover women'

As Chinese women face stigma for remaining unmarried past their late 20s, the boyfriends for rent business is booming.

24 May 2016 13:51 GMT | China, Asia

Can the UN stop violence against women and girls?

The UN body's Lakshmi Puri on sex abuse allegations against UN peacekeepers and getting men to give up their privilege.

24 May 2016 08:24 GMT | Women's Rights

The Indian girls' football team challenging stereotypes

In a Mumbai suburb, girls are overcoming religious divides and staking a claim to public space in the name of football.

24 May 2016 07:15 GMT | India

Oldham: Uniting across racial divides to fight poverty

Fifteen years after riots pitted communities against each other, poverty is uniting residents of this English town.

23 May 2016 11:33 GMT | United Kingdom

Venezuela food crisis forces Coca-Cola shutdown

Firm stops production over sugar shortage as country faces one of worst economic crises in recent history.

22 May 2016 14:21 GMT | Politics, Humanitarian crises, Venezuela, Oil Price, Food

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The Bite Club: Shark attack survivors' unseen scars

A club in Australia is bringing shark attack survivors together in an effort to help heal their psychological wounds.

22 May 2016 11:35 GMT | Australia

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The Chetnik priest: 'I'm still in a mood to kill'

Orthodox priest Vojislav Carkic was in the infamous Chetnik division of the Serbian army during the Bosnian war.

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The few Yemeni refugees who make it to Greece find themselves bewildered and trapped by contradictory asylum rules.

20 May 2016 09:13 GMT | Europe, Refugees

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As Crimean Tatars mark the anniversary of their mass deportation, they also remember Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.

19 May 2016 10:45 GMT | Ukraine, Russia

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