An increasing number of women in Japan are reporting instances of domestic violence, but despite greater awareness there are still relatively few shelters for victims.
Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from Tokyo on the women who are speaking out about the problem.
Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola, has been nicknamed the 'action governor'.
The youngest person ever to run Nigeria's commercial capital, Fashola's practical approach to tackling chronic problems like poor infrastructure and healthcare means he's radically transformed Lagos in just two years.
The Palestinian Authority is calling for an international investigation of the weapons used by Israel during its three-week assault on Gaza. There are claims so-called DIME bombs were dropped from drone aircraft. This kind of bomb is designed to produce an intense explosion in a small space.