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Stivinson Mena lost his left leg, one finger and suffered genital injuries when he stepped on a land mine in Colombia

Genital amputation, the silent wound of Colombia’s decades-old conflict

Many soldiers in Colombia's 53-year-long war have sustained wounds to their sexual organs. Here are the stories of a few remarkable men who've undergone surgery and rehabilitation to get on with their lives.

Genital amputation, the silent wound of Colombia’s decades-old conflict
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrive for a statement prior to a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, November 18, 2016.

Brexit looms for more than 100,000 Brits living in Germany

Brexit looms for more than 100,000 Brits living in Germany
The secret library in Syria

The search for Syria's secret library

The search for Syria's secret library
Hunger in Venezuela

Going hungry in Venezuela

Going hungry in Venezuela
The so-called Islamic State defacing the defacing the Lamassu in Nineveh in 2015

Welcome to the Museum of Lost Objects: Remembering the Winged Bull of Nineveh

Welcome to the Museum of Lost Objects: Remembering the Winged Bull of Nineveh
Saranjit Kandola (right) runs a matchmaking service for Sikhs, which also offers background checks.

Britain's arranged marriage detectives use 'honeytraps' to check their targets

A growing number of British Asian families are hiring detectives to check on potential spouses. But does "honeytrapping" cross the line?

Britain's arranged marriage detectives use 'honeytraps' to check their targets
African Renaissance Monument - From Above

North Korea's biggest export? Giant statues. To African dictators.

"These statues look like they're made to be toppled," says historian Adrian Tinniswood. "They're statements of liberation but they represent a failure of confidence — where are the African designers and African sculptors who'd be better representing African consciousness?"

North Korea's biggest export? Giant statues. To African dictators.
The gold plated pistol soon after it was seized by anti-Gadaffi rebels near Sirte

My search for Gaddafi's golden gun

When Libyan rebels celebrated the death of Muammar Gaddafi, the colonel's gold-plated pistol was held up as a symbol of their victory — I watched as they passed it among themselves. Four years on, I've been back to Libya to find the man with the golden gun.

My search for Gaddafi's golden gun
Up to 40% of the population is thought to have type 2 diabetes and life expectancy is falling.

In world's most obese nation, are mutton flaps to blame?

Up to 40 percent of those on the Pacific island of Tonga is thought to have type 2 diabetes and life expectancy is falling. What do sheep have to do with it?

In world's most obese nation, are mutton flaps to blame?
The Catturandi

The secret lives of the Mafia hunters

The Mafia has been part of Sicilian life for generations, and so has the battle by police to arrest its leaders. The elite unit that goes after them is called the Catturandi — from the word meaning "to catch" — one of its officers described the shadowy world in which he works, and how he kept his job hidden from his girlfriend until she recognized his bottom on TV.

The secret lives of the Mafia hunters
Senior Superintendent Ijaz prepares for a night raid on a suspected Taliban kidnapping cell. The Pakistani Taliban have 'top-sliced' organised crime gangs across the city.

With Pakistan's 'Taliban Hunters': 'I'm in the mood to take the suspects alive'

In Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, the Taliban have gained a new foothold, taking over organised crime and kidnapping networks to fund their activities. Reporter Mobeen Azhar was given unique access the police squad charged with tackling them: Karachi's so-called 'Taliban Hunters'.

With Pakistan's 'Taliban Hunters': 'I'm in the mood to take the suspects alive'
The declining role of women in the media in North America

Women 'still much less visible in media'

The role of women in presenting and reporting news in North America is dropping, a study says.

Women 'still much less visible in media'
Robert Menard, a journalist from the group Reporters without Borders, speaks at a news conference in Athens May 29, 2008.

This mayor outlawed spitting. And tells Syrian refugees to go home.

A mayor in the south of France has been accused of turning his city into a laboratory of the far right. But what is driving Robert Menard and why is he becoming the most controversial mayor in the country?

This mayor outlawed spitting. And tells Syrian refugees to go home.
A silhouetted bride and groom

Saved or exploited? Dutch alarm rises over child brides from Syria.

At 14 years old, one woman tells authorities she has a son. Others, pregnant, have gone missing from refugee centers.

Saved or exploited? Dutch alarm rises over child brides from Syria.
A man walks along the coast of Old Providence.

On this Caribbean island, the men are disappearing

At first glance Old Providence is paradise, a small Caribbean island with palm trees swaying in the breeze, white sands and emerald waters, untouched by mass tourism. But the island has a guilty secret — the huge number of people who have turned to drug-running and then disappeared.

On this Caribbean island, the men are disappearing