Surprisingly, humans recognize joyful screams faster than fearful screams
Screams of joy appear to be easier for our brains to comprehend than screams of fear, a new study suggests. The results add a...
United Nations independent human rights experts on Monday called for the review of new legal and administrative measures adopted by the Government of Cambodia...
Myanmar heading towards a ‘full-blown conflict’, UN human rights chief warns
The ongoing repression of protests in Myanmar could spark a “full-blown conflict” on a par with Syria, the United Nations’ top human rights official...
UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”, linked to disputed national elections held in January. Read the full...
Wildfires launch microbes into the air. How big of a health risk is that?
As climate change brings more wildfires to the western United States, a rare fungal infection has also been on the rise. Valley fever is...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 13 (IPS) – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has urged all governments to support a global minimum corporate tax...
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 13 (IPS) – With the two extremes of global hunger and obesity on the increase, a new report suggests a radical...
Last week’s eruption of La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, has left the entire population of the main island without clean water...
A “paradigm shift” aligning the private sector with the global goals is needed to address the challenges of the future, including those triggered by...
UK armed forces bill would limit war crimes accountability: UN rights chief
Legislation under consideration in the UK regarding armed forces personnel could limit accountability for war crimes if it is passed in its current form,...
COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working? 
Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter 
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify