Nearly 80 percent of girls in Niger are married by the age of 18. It is the highest rate of child marriage in the world and now the African Union has launched a major campaign to end the practice across the continent. Our special correspondent Fergal Keane reports from the remote desert north of Agadez girls are often sold by families desperate for the money they can get.
Adverts for charities, government organisations and the BBC are running on video sharing websites before some jihadi videos, Newsnight finds. Check out the Newsnight YouTube channel here www.youtube.com/bbcnewsnightS...
Artist Andres Amador explains how his skill at creating stunning beach designs with a rake has enthralled audiences across the world.Subscribe to BBC News HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUogCheck out our website: http://www.b...
3 people have been injured, 1 seriously, after a rocket hit a petrol station in Ashdod on Friday morning, Israeli officials say.It comes as Palestinian sources say the death toll from Israeli air strikes on Gaza has ...
More than 20 people have been killed in the latest air raids on Gaza, Palestinian officials say, as Israel continues its current offensive.Subscribe to BBC News HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUogCheck out our website: http:/...
Watch this happy ending story. Rescuers have managed to free a young whale stranded for two days on a beach in Queensland, Australia. Subscribe to BBC News HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUogCheck out our website: http://www....
The offensive by jihadist-led Sunni rebels has spread the fear of future attacks across Iraq. In the north of the country, around the city of Kirkuk, Isis fighters have carried out massacres and suicide bombings, ter...
