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Sudan's e-tuktuk revolution

Sudanese entrepreneur Mohamed Samir watches proudly as workers assemble garishly coloured rickshaws, unique in the North African nation because they run on electricity in a bid to tackle soaring costs.

Abu Ghraib torture photos in the spotlight

A French artist has used photos of torture from Abu Ghraib for an oversized artwork at the Berlin Biennale. Reactions from fellow artists have been mixed, with some criticising and others praising the work. Christine Lehnen reports

The modest scholar of Qom

Right up until his death, Allameh Tabatabai dedicated himself to the revival of Shia Islam’s intellectual traditions. But few in the West have even heard of this exceptional philosopher. A portrait by Marian Brehmer

51°C in Pakistan: Mothers bear brunt of climate change

Pakistan: Trees to beat the heat

Landmines – Syria's faceless killer

Family members from three generations were planning to sample the long-forgotten peacetime pleasure of a simple family picnic in Syria when a landmine brought a bloody end to their outing – and to the lives of 21 family members

Orhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence: thousands of significant, insignificant objects