Globesity – the new epidemic spreading around the world
In recent decades, in the world is spreading a new emergency, called Globesity, considered an epidemic by World Health Organization, which threatens the health of all nations.
Winning a dream wedding in U.S.
Seven homosexual couples from China are married in a group wedding in California after winning an online contest
PHOTOBLOG: Celebrating International Women's Day
On March 8 activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. It is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change, the U.N. says
Lima marchers call for climate justice and human rights
Pictures from Wednesday's march for climate justice, during U.N. climate talks in Lima, Peru
After ISIL: rebuilding Mosul
Once the battle to free western Mosul is won, a different fight will begin: the enormous task of rebuilding Iraq’s second city so that more than 600,000 displaced people can return home.
PHOTOBLOG: Menstruating women banished once a month
Chaupadi is the practice of treating women as impure and untouchable when they menstruate. When they go through their monthly cycle, they are not allowed to enter a house or pass by a temple. They cannot use public water sources, touch livestock, attend social events like weddings, or touch others. The practice is the same whether it’s March 8 or any other time of the year
Midwives on Motorbikes in Myanmar
A midwife is using a motorbike to help expectant mothers deliver their babies safely in Chin State's most remote villages.
In Kenya, FGM tradition runs deeper than law
The practice of female genital mutilation continues in Kenya despite a government ban in 2011, particularly among poor families in rural areas