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Sri Lanka's worst financial crisis since 1948 is bringing many fishermen to the brink of destitution, even though they themselves contribute to feeding the country's people and export fish to a dozen countries. By Claudia Dehn

Sheikh Hussein is a town in the Oromia region in south-eastern Ethiopia. The tomb of the 13th century Sufi Sheikh Hussein who introduced Islam to the area and is said to have performed many miracles is still visited by thousands of people. By Eric Lafforgue

Hundreds of migrants – including small children, babies and elderly people – have camped out in northwest Bosnia. The majority of them are Afghans, prepared to brave the worsening weather and tough Croatian border police for a chance to head on towards Western Europe.