SLIDESHOW: A rescue in the Mediterranean
Privately-funded organisation provides assistance to migrants who find themselves in distress while attempting to cross the sea in unsafe boats
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.
Syrian athletes' Olympic dreams
As Syrian gymnast Ahmad al-Sawas watched his country fall apart, his Olympic dream collapsed too.