Turkey earthquake: Syrian refugee’s disabled brother living in car

Mohamad al-Sawan, who now lives in Shrewsbury, says he is desperate to help his brother’s family.
Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand braces for storm after record floods

Residents are on edge as parts of the North Island prepare for more severe weather.
Crisis upon crisis: Why it’s hard to get help to Syria after earthquake

Little foreign aid has arrived in the country – and promises of better access may not change much.
John Tory: Toronto mayor quits after affair with ex-staffer during pandemic

John Tory said the relationship was “a serious error in judgement” after it was revealed by a newspaper.
The US murder trial obsessing true crime tourists

A wealthy lawyer from a prominent South Carolina family is accused of killing his wife and son.
Cinema Marte Dum Tak: When pulp films had a cult following in India

A new TV series explores Bollywood’s gaudy B-movies, which were marked by sex and sleaze.
Cuban exodus: ‘I just don’t see a future here for me’

Many Cubans see emigration as their only chance to fulfil their dreams of achieving a better life.
Ethiopia’s online horrors: ‘I saw my father’s dead body on Facebook’

It took a university student in Ethiopia four years to get a horrific online photo removed.
Narcocorridos: Mexico’s bloody drug ballads have American ears tingling

A genre likened to gangster rap revels in the cartel wars and has listeners divided on its merits.