Afghanistan

In a rare victory for women’s rights in Afghanistan, mothers’ names will be permitted to be included on their children’s birth certificates.

Newborn babies, their mothers, pregnant women and nurses were among the 24 people killed at the maternity ward at Dasht-e-Barchi hospital.

Samira Tollo might be only 23 years-old, but the cryptocurrency marketplace company she co-founded is celebrating its second round of capital investment.