LISTING

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:22 PM

Many children in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, continue to be affected by the earthquake and tsunami that crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant three years ago

Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:05 PM

Chaupadi is the practice of treating women as impure and untouchable when they menstruate. When they go through their monthly cycle, they are not allowed to enter a house or pass by a temple. They cannot use public water sources, touch livestock, attend social events like weddings, or touch others. The practice is the same whether it’s March 8 or any other time of the year

Sun, 9 Mar 2014 09:44 AM

On March 8 activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. It is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change, the U.N. says

Wed, 5 Mar 2014 14:00 PM

Mon, 3 Mar 2014 11:50 AM

Images from the aftermath of what activists say was a targeted airstrike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, Syria

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:36 PM

In the centre of the Belgian capital Brussels, a 17th century Catholic church has been transformed into a camp for Afghan migrants. Here is Reuters photographer Francois Lenoir’s remarkable photoblog

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 09:05 AM

Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:18 PM

To mark International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, Christian Aid has launched In Kony’s Shadow, an online multimedia exhibition that explores the stories of those who survived the terror of the 19-year Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in northern Uganda

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 19:05 PM