‘An hour from hell’: Surviving six bullets in a Pakistan bus attack | Armed Groups

‘An hour from hell’: Surviving six bullets in a Pakistan bus attack | Armed Groups

ByNews Polite

Islamabad, Pakistan — On a bitterly cold December morning at 10am, Shah Bulbul loaded his two suitcases on a bus, and, along with his wife, Bibi Roshan, and two children Umaima and Arsalan, bid adieu to his hometown of Ghizer in northern Pakistan. They were about to undertake a 30-hour…

‘Choiceless elections’: Zimbabweans cry foul before bizarre by-elections | Elections

‘Choiceless elections’: Zimbabweans cry foul before bizarre by-elections | Elections

ByNews Polite

Harare, Zimbabwe – When Obert Manduna was elected member of parliament for Nketa constituency in Zimbabwe’s second biggest city of Bulawayo in August, the former humanitarian worker was elated. “It has always been my passion to work with the downtrodden, vulnerable, and disadvantaged members of the society,” Manduna told Al…

Playing with friends, shot dead by Israel: A Jenin boy’s final moments | Israel-Palestine conflict

Playing with friends, shot dead by Israel: A Jenin boy’s final moments | Israel-Palestine conflict

ByNews Polite

Jenin, occupied West Bank — Suleiman Abu al-Waf will never forget the “thumping sound” that forever changed his life. The 47-year-old, a general physician in the Jenin Directorate of Health, was sitting at home with his younger son and two daughters on November 29. The Israeli army had raided the…

Photos: Death and devastation in Gaza after two months of Israel-Hamas war | Israel-Palestine conflict

Photos: Death and devastation in Gaza after two months of Israel-Hamas war | Israel-Palestine conflict

ByNews Polite

Gaza has been ravaged by more than two months of relentless Israeli bombardment that has levelled entire neighbourhoods and delivered death and destruction to the enclave’s 2.3 million residents. Hospitals, schools and refugee camps have been targeted, with United Nations personnel and facilities also attacked by Israel at unprecedented rates….

‘Where is our future’: Uganda declares war on used clothing | Business and Economy

‘Where is our future’: Uganda declares war on used clothing | Business and Economy

ByNews Polite

For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino secondhand market in Uganda’s capital has been the cornerstone of Hadija Nakimuli’s life, helping the widowed shopkeeper build a house and raise 12 children. But a potential government ban on the sale of used clothing threatens to sever this crucial lifeline for…

In a Toronto neighbourhood, renters go up against big owners | Business and Economy

In a Toronto neighbourhood, renters go up against big owners | Business and Economy

ByNews Polite

Sonia Israel and her two daughters are among the more than 100 tenants of a housing complex in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood who have been on a rent strike since May, withholding payment in an effort to pressure landlords to stop the process of increasing rents massively. The landlords –…

Sexual violence still a major threat as Sudan’s conflict grinds on | Sexual Assault

Sexual violence still a major threat as Sudan’s conflict grinds on | Sexual Assault

ByNews Polite

Cairo, Egypt – While sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has increased notably in Sudan during the fighting that has torn the country apart since April, it has been an epidemic there long before April 15, according to Sara Musa, an activist with the Darfur Women’s Forum. Musa and several other…

‘We are resilient’: Mauritius slowly consolidates ecotourism gains | Environment

‘We are resilient’: Mauritius slowly consolidates ecotourism gains | Environment

ByNews Polite

Île d’Ambre, Mauritius – It is said to be the place where the last dodo was sighted. Yet, today, Île d’Ambre, an islet off the northeastern coast of Mauritius fringed by bright green mangroves, stands as a symbol, not of extinction, but of survival. As guide Patrick Haberland explains, vast…