Modupe Osunkoya enrolled on her third post-graduate degree because she says there are no jobs at home. Source link

Reporting sexual harassment at work is getting easier thanks to new technologies. Source link

For the first time, the Paralympic games in Tokyo will host a Para-Taekwondo competition. But the birthplace of this martial art form, South Korea, is only sending one player to the games. Speaking to the BBC, two south Korean players explain the beauty of the sport, and the hope and […]

The BBC speaks to Afghans fleeing the Taliban into Pakistan at the Chaman Spin Boldak border. Source link

Gunfire rang out at Kabul as the Taliban celebrated the last US troops leaving Afghanistan. BBC News Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet says the skies were full of red tracer and machine gun fire as the Taliban hailed the US departure, nearly 20 years since the US-led invasion forced them […]

The day after the category four hurricane hit Louisiana, over a million are left without electricity. With wind gusts of up to 172mph (277km/h), the storm tied the state’s previous record for wind speed. Heavy rains and a dangerous storm surge led to extreme flooding throughout the region. Source link

Emal Ahmadi and relatives and friends have been combing through wreckage in Kabul, searching for the remains of 10 relatives they say were killed in a US drone strike on Sunday. The family told the BBC that six children were among the dead, including Emal’s two-year-old daughter Sumaya. The US […]

An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape. Source link