Flash floods have claimed 187 lives and affected 635,273 people in west Africa since the rainy season started in June, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announced on Tuesday. The nation with the highest death toll, including...

Under the dusty sun, the fathers of the bride and groom agreed to the marriage and this ancient Muslim tradition proceeded as it has for hundreds of years. But unknown to the gathered villagers, the couple is hiding a modern secret. Both bride and...