A baby began her life surrounded by chaos and devastation this week.

Two former fighters of the Russian private military company Wagner have told CNN of their horrific experiences on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, and how anyone who faltered was immediately shot by their own commanders.

For centuries, cows have been considered sacred by India's majority Hindu population, a symbol of both the Earth and the divine.

The alleged gang rape of a woman in a park in Pakistan has enraged women's rights activists who are protesting against what they see as "increasing sexual barbarism" in the country.