Many Africans without toilet

In the UN-declared International Year of sanitation, a report by WHO and UNICEF released ahead of the World Water day says more than 60 per cent Africans lack access to a proper toilet. The UN marks the day with an aim to raise awareness to the plight of 2.6 billion people worldwide who live without toilets in their homes and are therefore vulnerable to numerous health risks.

Compensation to Sikh cop

A Sikh policeman has been awarded almost 10,000 pounds in damages for racial discrimination after British police force rejected a dozen job applications from him.

Despite having served for 16 years with five other forces in Britain, his applications were repeatedly refused by Greater Manchester Police (GMP). A tribunal found GMP guilty of racial discrimination.

Guevara’s widow unveils memoir

The widow of Cuban-Argentinian Ernesto Che Guevara has unveiled her memoir, Evocation, in which she narrates her six years with Cuba’s hero before he left her to spread revolution in Africa. Aleida March, 71, dedicated her book to her kids and Fidel Castro.