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NEW YORK, October 2 (IPS) - In November 1952, the United States detonated the world's first thermonuclear device at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The test, code-named Ivy Mike, erased the island of Elugelab and scattered a signature of ...

DOHA, Qatar, October 2 (IPS) - In the 21st century, getting a pencil into Gaza became international news. In January, after more than two years of restrictions, UNICEF finally brought in learning kits with pencils and exercise books. Textbooks stayed ...

KUALA LUMPUR, October 1 (IPS) - Nurses are often called the backbone of the health system. We praise their compassion, commitment and resilience. On Nurses' Day we thank them. During emergencies and crises, we call them heroes. But there is a harder ...

SHYAMNAGAR (Satkhira), Bangladesh, October 1 (IPS) - Villagers rush to the vulnerable spot of the embankment--early warning of the rising tide has alerted them. Together, they save the village from tidal flooding by repairing the vulnerable ...

KABUL, October 1 (IPS) - Drought has depleted wells, withered fruit trees, and reduced crop yields across Afghanistan. The heaviest burden of the water shortage falls on women in their daily lives, as they must fetch water from increasingly distant . ...

VICTORIA, Seychelles, October 1 (IPS) - From a distance, an island nation can appear to possess everything: pristine waters, a thriving tourism industry and a strong cultural identity. Its income figures may suggest prosperity.

The deadly flash floods in northern Nepal have severely disrupted employment and livelihoods, with wider impacts beyond communities that were directly affected, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a preliminary assessment released on ...

The General Assembly met on Thursday to examine the Security Council's latest veto, cast by China and Russia over a United States-backed sanctions panel of experts on Iran nuclear facilities.

Women must be at the centre of efforts to prevent conflict and build lasting peace, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday.

The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in Ituri province.