Syrian athletes' Olympic dreams
As Syrian gymnast Ahmad al-Sawas watched his country fall apart, his Olympic dream collapsed too.
5 facts about children and tuberculosis
More than half a million children fall ill with tuberculosis each year but the number could be twice as high because many cases are never diagnosed.
Medellin - from murder capital to urban renewal leader
Medellin, Colombia’s second city, is known for being a global leader in urban regeneration, focusing on once-ignored slum areas. The Thomson Reuters Foundation recently visited Medellin to see urban renewal in action and its impact on the lives of the city’s poor.
Kurdish women battle the Islamic State
Reuters photographer Asmaa Waguih travelled to Mount Sinjar, Iraq, to document the life of women fighters at a PKK militia base
Colombia's FARC female fighters
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), is one of the world’s longest-running guerrilla insurgencies and turns 50 on May 27
Gay rodeo in Little Rock
Contestants at the International Gay Rodeo in Arkansas, a U.S. state which bans same-sex marriage, compete in events from barrel racing to bull riding
Leave no one behind: A goal for the future
Photos show children with disabilities go to school under an inclusive project in the West African country Togo. December 3 marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
5 facts you need to know about the Ebola virus
Ebola is suspected to have killed 101 people in Guinea in the last two months – the first fatal outbreak of the virus in West Africa. Here are 5 facts you need to know about the deadly virus.