Iran-backed group’s security forces raid offices of World Food Programme and Unicef in Yemen’s capital The Iranian-backed Houthis have raided offices of the United Nations’ food and children ...

At his swearing in Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla, says the country is getting a ‘second chance’ to tackle violence and poverty Colombia’s first leftist president has been sworn into ...

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Iran arrested 7,000 dissidents in 'year of shame', says Amnesty Journalists, lawyers, minority rights activists and anti-hijab protesters among those held 23 Jan 2019 March 2018 ...

A Romanian princess and her husband, a former sheriff's deputy, are believed to be among several people who have been arrested in Oregon in connection with an alleged cockfighting ring. Irina ...

Castro's casa: social work lessons from Cuba Social workers defy poverty, foster social justice and prevent social problems leading to poor health by supporting the oldest population in Latin ...

IndexWhat's the world's most expensive city? Is it London, playground of the world’s super-rich, or an Asian financial centre such as Hong Kong or Singapore? In fact, two of the most respected ...

North Koreans turn to squid soup to ward off Mers virus Residents embrace traditional remedies amid doubts over the state health system’s ability to cope with a potential outbreak of virus ...

Female genital mutilation practised in Iran, study reveals First authoritative research shows FGM is carried out in four major provinces 4:00 AM ...

Putin and Poroshenko join Orthodox Christmas celebrations – in pictures Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on 7 January. We look at celebrations across the post-Soviet world, from political ...