Human Rights
Turkey: Transforming Men from Culprits to AlliesSuccess in fighting violence against women may well hinge on partnership with an often overlooked but still a critically vital party - men ... Read more |
Environment
American botanist Lou Jost discovers world's smallest orchidAmerican botanist Lou Jost, one of the world's leading orchid hunters, has discovered the smallest orchid in the world among the roots of a larger ... Read more |
Science and Technology
Large Hadron Collider sets new particle energy acceleration recordThe world's Large Hadron Collider accelerated its protons to an energy of 1.18 TeV at 00:44 GMT+1 today. This set a new world record, surpassing ... Read more |
Health Care
Paraguay: Public Health Care Free of Charge"Did you have to pay for anything?" is the obligatory question these days in the waiting room at the Mother and Child Hospital in Fernando ... Read more |
Fair Marketplace
A Lost Decade for the WTO?Ten years ago, the Seattle Ministerial of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) flashed over into a ‘Battle of Seattle’ before the eyes of a startled ... Read more |
Peace
Afgahnistan: Finding a Way Out of the CrossfireThe people of Afghanistan are increasingly caught in the cross-fire between a violent insurgency and a violent counter insurgency but does this mean the entire ... Read more |
Media
Chile: Media Empires Undermine Pluralistic DemocracyChile is a classic example of the concentration of media ownership in too few hands, says Chilean journalist María Olivia Mönckeberg in her latest book ... Read more |
Spirituality and Religion
Seeking Gender Equality in QuranFor the first time, feminists in Bahrain are seeking new Islamic perspectives on gender and women's empowerment, and asking for modern interpretations of the ... Read more |
World Perspective
U.S.A: Congress Out of Step with Public on International Law?The U.S. House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution Tuesday condemning the Goldstone Report on Israeli and Hamas actions taking during the Gaza War as ... Read more |
Culture
Brazil: Transformation Through Art and MusicThey call it an orchestra, but this atypical all-percussion group is far from featuring the range of musicians found in a conventional ensemble. Which does ... Read more |