GUIDE TO THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES - October 2016

What is World Fiction? Find out how it is different from other writing:

• Writers are crossing borders

Here are some of the 'world fiction' short stories - this first one is about a boy from South Korea. He doesn't want to do military service so he starts eating to get too fat. Read what happens to his family:

• Fat by Krys Lee

This story is about a murder. And sex. In Africa. By a pink lake:

• The Lake Retba Murder by Efemia Chela

Read a story about Anna. She is Czech and moved to the USA. When a young man who lived in her flat dies, she remembers so many things from her past:

• Ghosts by Ana Mendez

Who's the president of the Philippines? - How much do you know about Rodrigo Duterte? Read here:

• Worldbeaters: Rodrigo Duterte

Read about some new music - by refugees for refugees:

• New Music

Cairo continues, but it's difficult to see how:

• Cairo: the disappointments

From the web this month:

That terrible recent hurricane - look here for photos to show what happened:

• Picture story: after Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

The film director, Ken Loach, has a new film about the problems of the welfare system in the UK:

• Ken Loach talks about his new film, ‘I, Daniel Blake’ about the problems in the welfare system

From the blogs this month

The EU is making it more difficult for refugees to find asylum in different EU countries. Find out how:

• Europe: together against refugees