A two-storey house in a Belo Horizonte favela has won an international architecture prize for its ingenious design. An aerial view shows Kdu dos Anjos’s house in Aglomerado da Serra, a favela complex on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil [Douglas Magno/AFP]...
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities were in talks Tuesday to resolve differences that led to the closure of their busiest border crossing two days ago, stranding thousands of cargo trucks and travelers on both sides, according to officials in both countries. The...
Walking on the beach in Perth’s coastal suburb Scarborough, you could be forgiven for thinking you were strolling along Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro. Portuguese voices ring out as samba drumbeats play and couples dance forró in the beachside amphitheatre. Colloquially...
Afghanistan’s women cricketers feel abandoned and forgotten after the Taliban regained power, but now, finally, will the sport listen to their plea for help? “So many girls in Afghanistan are talented and love to play cricket. It’s really hard when you don’t have...
Alto Alegre (Brazil) (AFP) – Brazilian authorities this week intensified their fight against illegal mining on the land of the Indigenous Yanomami people, sending helicopters over the Amazon jungle in search of clandestine dig sites. From above, heavily armed police and officials from the...
