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Kyrgyz singer Zere Asylbek showing her bra in music video, Uzbek teachers in mini-skirts, and controversial portraits of Tajik women. Diloram Ibrahimova of 大象传媒 Uzbek and Gulnara Kasmambet of 大象传媒 Kyrgyz discuss stories from Central Asia that have started a debate about how women should behave and what they should wear.

Holding back the rain
In Nigeria it's common to ask a rainmaker to keep the rain off your party, but does it work? Nduka Orjinmo of 大象传媒 Pidgin put one to the test.

Investigating the Yemen bus attack
On August 9th an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a bus in northern Yemen, killing 25 children and 3 teachers. Sumaya Bakhsh of 大象传媒 Monitoring has been piecing together what happened.

Quincea帽era USA
A girl's 15th birthday or Quincea帽era is a huge celebration in Mexico, with big parties and expensive dresses. 大象传媒 Mundo's Patricia Sulbar谩n Lovera discovered that it's also become a lucrative business among Mexican Americans in Los Angeles.

Traditions from home: treasure or chuck?
With the Quincea帽era in mind, what traditions to keep, and which to drop, away from home? Over to Howard Zhang of 大象传媒 Chinese, Colombian Hernando Alvarez, 大象传媒 Thai鈥檚 Issariya Praithongyaem, 大象传媒 Africa鈥檚 Peter Okwoche, 大象传媒 Turkish鈥檚 脰zge 脰zdemir, and Zuhura Yunus from 大象传媒 Swahili.

Vodka, teeth and two bream: bribing, Russian-style
A recent story from Russia about a corrupt official bribed with a sofa set 大象传媒 Russian journalist Georgy Neyaskin on the trail of other unusual bribes, from dental treatment to lobster.

Image and credit: Zere Asylbek, Kyrgyz singer