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24 October 2017

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News imageA screengrab showing Pakistani blogger Aasim Saeed

Pakistani blogger says he was tortured

He says he was beaten at a secret detention facility by a state intelligence agency.

News imageFrom left Scarlett, 5 ??? Nathaniel, 6, Rena and Iris 23-months

'I had IVF for a couple I'll never meet'

Readers share their experiences of going through IVF treatment.

News imageRomano and Nives

The couple roped together in life, and in the 'death zone'

Husband-and-wife mountaineering team Romano Benet and Nives Meroi were attempting a winter ascent of the world's fifth-highest peak when things went badly wrong.

News imageTwo-year-old Hazera, confused and scared, holds on to her mother after reaching Bangladesh from Myanmar

In pictures: Rohingya fleeing Myanmar

Photographer Salman Saeed met some of the 600,000 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar for camps in Bangladesh.

News imageRussell Brand

Russell Brand: Society is collapsing

The comedian discusses addiction and how perceptions of mental health are changing.

News imageElephants at sunset

Can drones stop wildlife poachers?

In parts of southern Africa drones are being used to protect elephants and rhinos from poachers

News imageWoman with E-cigarette

MPs launch inquiry into e-cigarettes

They worry there are "significant gaps" in what we know about them and how they are regulated.

News imageDavid Gur

The Jewish forgers who outwitted the Nazis

After the invasion of Hungary in 1944, the Nazis began rounding up Hungarian Jews, but with fake documents some survived.

News imageUnesco annual report

The 350 million people who don’t officially exist

Unesco warns of the "poorest of the poorest" missing from international education figures.

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