A ten-day internet and mobile shutdown in North Waziristan from July 7-17 severely disrupted the local economy, education, and businesses before partial restoration following negotiations with Jirga ...

The trauma people experience during the conflict between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 Rebel Movement in eastern DRC isn’t just physical. The psychological impact is just as heavy.

Antagonistic political rhetoric has fueled the pro-China conspiracy theory that the recall campaign was a means to consolidate the ruling party's power and suppress political dissent.

Responding to reports that at least 29 people were killed, hundreds more injured and more than 1,200 people arbitrarily arrested in Luanda, Huambo, Benguela and Huíla, during a three-day taxi drivers’ ...

In the wake of the US attacks, the international community asked itself how it could ensure that such horrors were never repeated.

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But while young people might be getting a break from the classroom and having a chance to spend more time on their hobbies, they are still learning – whether they’re playing video games, painting toy ...

Two gangs in Haiti took over a radio station in April. They broadcasted propaganda and played hip-hop supportive of their activities. Upon leaving, they took all the equipment with them and burned ...

A small coastal community in Kivalina, Alaska sued several major oil and gas companies, including Exxon Mobil, in 2008. Local representatives argued that greenhouse gas emissions from these companies ...

Court of Justice (ECJ) that Italy’s rules on designating certain countries of origin as ‘safe’ for people seeking asylum was incompatible with EU law, Adriana Tidona, Migration Researcher at Amnesty ...

Like the confines of a mining ship in deep space, the plot of an Austen novel is less small than it is dense and claustrophobic.

In developed countries, around 12% of young people provide regular, unpaid care for a family member. It’s work that’s essential, often invisible – and potentially devastating to their mental health.