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Which infection causes the greatest number of deaths of children in the world? You might guess malaria or HIV/AIDS but the surprising answer is that pneumonia takes the biggest toll . The Guardian article says that last year the WHO...
Ghost prisoners. Enhanced interrogations. Stress and duress techniques. Black sites. Enemy combatants. Spot the connection? Yes, as readers of this blog will certainly know, they’re all new – or rediscovered – phrases associated with...
The Guardian has an interactive map showing Europe's immigrants under pressure .
Tanzania's first elected albino member of parliament fears that his life could be in danger . Albino hunters kill their victims and use their blood or body parts for witchcraft.
I’ll be honest, I was caught up in the euphoria as Aung San Suu Kyi took her first steps of freedom in over seven years just before 11am on Saturday morning UK time. But 48 hours later and what does the pro-democracy leader of Burma’s...