From Venezuela to Chile, May Day protests across Latin America exposed economic hardship, labor precarity, gender inequality, and growing public frustration with governments failing to protect workers ...

Freak tropical-like storms are highly sensitive to climate change and as a result, could be coming soon to the Mediterranean.

Global Voices Spotlight did not begin as a fixed format. It began as a question: How can we slow down in a media environment that constantly demands speed?

William Billings has been largely forgotten, except among music historians. But he was the country’s first notable composer, penning protest songs against Great Britain.

The ongoing siege of Bamako is having unacceptable consequences for civilians’ freedom of movement and may lead to serious violations of their rights to food security, health and life, Amnesty ...

The Secretary-General is alarmed that a clearly marked United Nations vehicle was struck twice in Kherson city in Ukraine on 14 May, his spokesperson said in a statement.

Commenting on Amnesty International’s designation of Ivan Safronov – a former journalist from Russia sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment on “high treason” charges – as a prisoner of conscience, Marie ...

Afghanistan’s deepening malnutrition crisis is pushing mothers and children to the brink, the UN World Food Programme has warned, as mass returns from neighbouring countries and severe funding ...

Jason Halford, Professor of Biological Psychology and Health Behaviours, University of Leeds It’s the ultimate win-win that food scientists have been seeking for over a century. But replacing the ...

Click to expand Image A placard reads "Civil Code Is Step Back" during a peaceful protest to urge MPs to refine the draft of the new Civil Code taking into account amendments proposed by human rights ...

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has proposed a $1 fee on all Uber, Lyft and other rideshare trips in the city to help fund public schools.

The leading parties that have dominated British politics for decades are badly wounded, and nationalism is also rising in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.