Riding the night train in Iraq's Triangle of Death

In 2005, AFPTV travelled on the hisk-risk Baghdad-to-Basra rail line, crossing Iraq's notorious Triangle of Death.

Now, four years later, we retrace the journey, travelling across the country on the new night train to find out how the daily lives of Iraqis have changed -- and whether the country's transport network is any safer.

Lithuania brings out the celebs to entice voters

One Lithuanian party is pulling in a hotchpotch of well-known figures for its EU campaign, among them a singer, a former prison convict and a television show host.

Philippine hip hop

Philippine hip hop enthusiasts bust a groove for peace.

Pakistan refugees escape

Pakistanis recount trauma living in Swat combat zone.

Tiananmen: A bereaved mother's never-ending pain

Twenty years on, Ding Zilin's pain is still as raw as it was when her son was shot through the heart in the army crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in China -- an event that she says broke her.