After consulting Nighat Saeed Khan, a leading Pakistani activist and friend of Abida Hussain's, we jumped at the opportunity to follow her on election day.

The Chinese government says that the bronze artifacts were stolen, and it appears that a fake buyer disrupted their sale in a crafty bit of auction sabotage.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

While Swat Valley may sound like the training grounds for an elite tactical unit of hot-shot cops that bust up crack houses and neutralize high-risk hostage situations, it's actually quite a lovely region in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Dhaka-based photographer Jessica Lim sent these photos of the scene unfolding just outside her door.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A round-up of today's global news headlines.

Racism against Roma intensifies with economic downturn.

A round-up of today's global news headlines.

The Swiss media is in an uproar over the future of bank secrecy - a practice in Switzerland that has been protected in private law for over 300 years.

This video from Worldfocus shows what some people in Haiti are doing to fill their empty stomachs.

A round-up of today's global news headlines.