Migrants and asylum seekers in Libya have been facing increasingly heavy-handed treatment from targeted security operations, that have resulted in at least one death and...
From electric cars and buses to zero-carbon producing energy sources, new and emerging technologies along with innovative policy changes, are critical for combating climate...
Inclusion is fundamental to rebuild societies in the wake of war and achieve durable peace, UN Secretary-General told world leaders, ambassadors and prominent global citizens meeting in the Security Council on...
The arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and woman human rights defender Chow Hang-Tung, on charges of “incitement to subversion” and being a foreign...
The COP26 climate change conference must be “a turning point” if countries are to limit global temperature rise in line with the Paris Agreement,...
Nostalgia may have bona fide benefits in hard times, like the pandemic
Over 300 years ago, Swiss physician Johannes Hofer observed disturbing behaviors among Swiss mercenaries fighting in far-flung lands. The soldiers were prone to anorexia,...
The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening and funding for emergency aid is urgently needed to help 20 million people there, the UN refugee...
Why Pakistani Women Feel Unsafe in Public Spaces
Karachi, Oct 12 (IPS) – The mauling, groping and tossing of a young woman by a crowd of between 300 and 400 men in...
The fastest-spinning white dwarf ever seen rotates once every 25 seconds
The sun turns once a month and the Earth once a day, but a white dwarf star 2,000 light-years away spins every 25 seconds,...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 12 (IPS) – The world should now be more aware of likely COVID-19 devastation unless urgently checked. Last week, the...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now