Franziska Dinter is convinced that a good haircut can help to restore a homeless person's dignity. Dinter is a retired professional hairstylist - and every week, she cuts hair for free at a Berlin homeless shelter near Zoo station.

The Dresdner Sinfoniker orchestra has taken a stand against President Trump's Mexican border wall -- by playing a concert near Tijuana. They were also supposed to play on the U-S side, but American authorities didn't give them a permit.

Afghan architect Masouma Delijam is under pressure: Kabul's destroyed royal palace is to be rebuilt by 2019 as a symbol of peace. But there are problems at the construction site, and terrorism and violence reign beyond the palace walls.

The state hospital in Zomba, Malawi, has no working emergency room. Seriously ill or injured patients are brought straight to the wards, often by their relatives. Faced with shortages of supplies and equipment, the staff often has to improvise.

In Kenya, society looks down on former prison inmates. But now, a private initiative is offering a re-integration program that includes training courses. DW 's report focuses on a female inmate who is participating in the program.

Twenty years ago, Zhang Yufen found out that her husband was having an affair - and divorced him. After that, Zhang became China's first female private detective - usually tracking down wealthy men who cheat on their wives.

Four years ago, more than 1100 people were killed when the Rana Plaza textile factory collapsed near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ashik is fighting for better pay and working conditions in the textile industry - and it cost him his job.

Alexandre Aidara is a campaign chairman in northern Paris for presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. Before the first round of the election earlier this month, Aidara worked hard to get people voting - to keep the right-wing extremists at bay.

Russia's economic crisis is hitting many of the migrant workers from Central Asia hard. Hundreds of thousands of Tajiks have been forced to return to their home country - often to poverty and hopelessness.

Manuela, 17, and her three sisters fled war and catastrophic famine in South Sudan. In the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, they're seeking to rebuild their lives.