A new law to fatally stone adulterers is unlikely to survive government review in Indonesia, but it highlights the latest push toward stricter Islamic law in the semi-autonomous Aceh province. The law was unanimously rushed through the provincial parliament last month by outgoing lawmakers, who are part of the hardline Prosperous Justice Party
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Elephants suffering in Mali drought
The bodies of young elephants covered in the brown dirt of dried-up wells tell a heartrending story.