Lifestyle

A prominent Iranian pop singer who made a song urging women to remove their headscarves said that he was willing to pay "a price for freedom" after being flogged 74 times by the authorities as part of his sentence.

Pope Francis celebrated the start of the Lent religious season from his hospital suite, the 88-year-old's condition stable but still complex.

India's capital New Delhi has vowed to clear one of its largest trash piles by next year as part of a plan to eradicate unsightly landfills dotting the megacity's skyline.