In ancient Maya civilization, cacao wasn’t just for the elites. Traces of the sacred plant show up in ceramics from all types of neighborhoods...
Richard Kemeny
The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR)...
In an era of “nuclear blackmail”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged countries to step back from the threat of potential global catastrophe...
The UN’s labour agency welcomed on Monday, the first ever global agreement on working conditions and rights of professional football players in both the...
Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have warned. Read the full story, “South Sudan violence...
MADRID, Sep 26 (IPS) – A Mexican joke goes: “I kill people for money. But you are my best friend, so I will kill...
NEW YORK, Sep 26 (IPS) – Just a week ago, the international community commemorated the adoption of the United Nations Declaration and Programme of...
The glossy leaves and branching roots of mangroves are downright eye-catching, and now a study finds that the moon plays a special role in...
Cocooned within the bowels of the Earth, one mineral’s metamorphosis into another may trigger some of the deepest earthquakes ever detected. These cryptic tremors...
Every problem we face is a problem that we created – so it’s a problem we can solve together, declared UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina...