Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Parliament adopted a law on higher education Monday (July 30th), addressing a key source of contention with the international community and opening up new opportunities for students.

Mortars slammed into a residential area of the Somali capital overnight, killing eight people — including a pregnant woman — and wounding more than 20, witnesses said Thursday.

British and US troops deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq face rising pressures on their mental health and family life, according to two investigations that shed light on a key aspect of military “overstretch”.