International

Felicity Arbuthnot tells the intriguing story of the disappearance of 24 members of Iraq’s Olympic Committee.…

As the world hails the ex-Liberian President’s 50-year sentence for civil war atrocities, Sabrina Mahtani hopes the judgment will not detract from the root causes of the conflict.…

Poor people need aid but it needs to be targeted and the structures that perpetuate global inequality must also be tackled, says Natasha Adams.…

Iris Gonzales offers a lament for the state of women’s rights and a hope for a better future.…

Libby Powell reflects on last year's International Womens Day when women took to the streets of Egypt to fight for their rights.…

Playing politics with aid has laid the foundations for the world’s worst humanitarian disaster, says Mark Bradbury.…

Israeli military authorities dish out prison terms to minors as young as 12, says B'Tselem report.…

Israeli soldiers blocking women in labour from reaching medical care have caused deaths of at least 35 newborns and five mothers, says a new Lancet report.…

The isolated Indian tribes of the Napo-Tigre region no longer exist, according to the government's cartographers…

Big boys who work hard must play hard, too? Ask the women!…