The Irish government is about to pass a law that allows abortions in limited circumstances, Buddhist monks in Thailand struggle to stay relevant and Swiss banking giant UBS is to pay some $1.5 billion in fines for its role in the …
The E.U. and Singapore agree on a free-trade deal, Wal-Mart allegedly used bribes to expand in Mexico and Queen Elizabeth II attends a cabinet meeting for the first time
Japan’s conservative party is back in power, North Korea marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il and Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse at the heart of the royal prank call, is to be buried in India
A broken food system is destroying the soil and fuelling health crises as well as conflicts, warns Professor John Crawford of the University of Sydney.
China aims for shale gas supremacy, fewer people in the world die of infectious diseases and malnutrition than 20 years ago and Defense Secretary signs official deployment to send American military to Turkey
Kidnapping ransoms are funding extremists in western Africa, some Mexican Mennonites consider moving back to their ancestral homeland of Russia and Hugo Chavez in delicate condition following cancer operation
Cuba passes new laws for co-ops, the Kyrgyz government tries to toughen the penalty for bride-kidnapping and Egyptian opposition calls for “no” vote in upcoming referendum
The new Mexican president announces education reforms, South Africa and Vietnam sign a deal to reduce rhino poaching and Northern Irish protests continue
South Korea is dubbed the “Republic of Samsung,” atheists around the world suffer from persecution and Romanian elections stoke a political feud.
The former Thai prime minister faces murder charges for his handling of the 2010 protests, Somali pirate attacks dropped dramatically in 2012 and Hillary Clinton arrives in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Air pollution in Asian cities has worsened in recent years, the French government plans to turn off nighttime lights in Parisian shops and John McAfee is arrested in Guatemala City
India is suspended from the International Olympic Committee, activists argue that the Arab Spring has failed to advance women’s rights in the region and Greece gets dubbed the “most corrupt” country in the E.U.
The Chinese government tightens its control over Macau’s casino industry, growing demand for domestic helpers fuels human trafficking in India and riots break out in Belfast, Northern Ireland.