In 2015, the Suleimans fled to Germany from war-torn Syria. How are they faring? Have they managed to build a new life?

The explosions in Beirut's port hit property agent and party king Johnny Assaf hard and made him angry. He's coordinating the protests against Lebanon's politicians, accusing them of leaving the people to pick up the pieces.

The West Bank: Chaya Tal is one of 430,000 Jewish settlers living among 2.7 million Palestinians. The young German is aware that her presence alone is a provocation for many Palestinians. But that does not deter her.

Keep punching until your opponent is finished.  Tens of thousands of Russians do just that in their free time. They get into the ring to fight, no holds barred. Kirill Michailov – known in freefighting circles as "The Killer" – is one of them.

Unpaid overtime, cramped living conditions, and no compensation for sickness or injury – tens of thousands of Eastern European meat processing and agricultural workers toil in Germany under intolerable conditions.

80-year-old Haruo Obata is Japan's most famous volunteer. He's always on site where help is needed most. He heeded the call to help after the 2011 tsunami and has carried on to this day. As he sees it, being there for others gives life meaning.

In 2015, human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang vanished without a trace. His wife Li Wenzu assumed he'd been detained but had no certainty for several months. She would not let herself be intimidated and went public with the case.

Not only in the U.S.A., but in Germany, too, people encounter discrimination based on their skin color. What are the lives of Afro-German youngsters and women like? Where do they run into racism, and how can their rights be better protected?

It’s just a pilot project, but it has ramifications. The first tourists since the easing of the coronavirus lockdown are arriving in Mallorca. Only a few hotels are allowed to take part in this test run. Not all residents are thrilled by the idea.

Tarchi Ausavapichayachote is a transgender person in Thailand. She was born a boy but identifies as female. Now she is having surgery done to get breast implants. She wants nothing more than to feminize her body.