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UN accuses Mexico's police of torture

The new UN report says there are strong indications that officials mainly from the attorney general's office tortured 34 of those it arrested.

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Protests in Brazil after councilwoman Franco was shot dead

Marielle Franco, a councilwoman from Rio de Janeiro, well-known police critic and defender of gay and black rights was shot dead Wednesday night.

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Is the world actually getting better?

Steven Pinker argues global poverty is declining, but is he right? and Afua Hirsch and Claire Fox talk racism in the UK.

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Kashmir journalist Kamran Yusuf released after six months in jail

Kamran Yusuf, accused of 'waging war against India' and 'stone throwing', gets bail after more than six months in jail.

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Key regional party TDP quits India's ruling coalition

TDP, which rules Andhra Pradesh state, walks out of alliance and backs no-confidence motion against Modi in parliament.

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Egypt's 2018 presidential 'election': What you need to know

Egyptians abroad prepare to vote beginning on March 16 in Egypt's fourth contested presidential polls.

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