At least 100 worshippers have been killed or injured after a suicide bomber targeted a Shia mosque, in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz,...
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a stark choice over who to assist, the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA)...
The United Nations on Friday welcomed the signing of a long-awaited Action Plan to withdraw mercenaries, foreign fighters and foreign forces from Libya, after...
Rural Communities in El Salvador United to Supply Water for Themselves – VIDEO
LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador, Oct 08 (IPS) – As the saying goes, united we stand, divided we fall, hundreds of families in rural communities...
Pandemic Highlights Urgent Need to Improve Sanitation in Brazil
RÃ�O DE JANEIRO, Oct 08 (IPS) – Basic sanitation, a sector that is undervalued because, according to politicians, it does not bring in votes,...
At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting a growing need for mental health support, there has been a worldwide failure to provide...
The first official clinical definition of living with “post COVID” sickness, has been agreed upon following global consultation and released to help boost treatment...
Mounting Scramble for Coronavirus Vaccines in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct 08 (IPS) – More than a month ago, she lost her parents, brother, and wife, to the coronavirus. Then her fiancé...
Dog DNA reveals ancient trade network connecting the Arctic to the outside world
Ancient Arctic communities traded with the outside world as early as 7,000 years ago, DNA from the remains of Siberian dogs suggests. Analysis...
How catching birds bare-handed may hint at Neandertals’ hunting tactics
Juan Negro crouched in the shadows just outside a cave, wearing his headlamp. For a brief moment, he wasn’t an ornithologist at the Spanish...
Stone Age children left fingerprints on ancient art projects 
From Nuclear Weapons to Artificial Intelligence, a New Test of Humanity’s Restraint 
FRANCE: ‘The Government Should Learn to Respect Its People, Listen to Them and Consult Them’ 
COP31: Why Africa Must Rethink Nuclear Energy