A new life in the Netherlands: a Syrian refugee family’s story
Hanadi Alkalas and Walid Albitar and their three daughters are Syrian refugees who have been granted asylum in the Netherlands through its fast-track asylum process.They have settled in the suburban Dutch town of Kessel-Eik
PHOTOBLOG: Conflict in the waiting room
Syrian refugees and Lebanon’s struggling healthcare sector
Women in the workplace
U.S. Library of Congress archive photos show women's workplaces ranging from a flour mill in England to a coal mine in Belgium or Lincoln Motor Co.'s welding department in Detroit. International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8
5 facts you need to know about water and energy
Around the globe, 768 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 1.3 billion live without electricity. To meet growing appetite for water and energy the world must turn to renewable energy to meet increasing demand for both
When a child's playground is also their toilet
Children who live in Ngombe often don't have a choice but to play in the same areas where they relieve themselves
5 facts you need to know about tuberculosis
Health experts are warning that new drug-resistant tuberculosis strains are threatening any progress made in treating the disease