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
PHOTOBLOG: Conflict in the waiting room
Syrian refugees and Lebanon’s struggling healthcare sector
5 facts about domestic workers
Domestic workers are among the most vulnerable employees because few of them are protected by labour laws. Here are some facts about the world's 53 million domestic workers.
A day in the life of Thaiza Vitória da Silva, Rio de Janeiro
Thaiza Vitória da Silva is a 15-year-old handball player from Brazil, who will be representing the 400 girls currently participating in the 'One Win Leads to Another' programmed during the Torch Relay for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
Hip, young and in Kabul
Kabul is a bustling city, full of people who want to see their country become less violent and more stable
Unearthing a Libyan land deal
Eviction fear hangs over Malians living on land leased to Libya
5 facts you need to know about childbirth in sub-Saharan Africa
Women in sub-Saharan Africa have a 1 in 39 chance of dying in pregnancy or childbirth, compared to 1 in 3,700 in developed countries
Muslims languish in squalid Myanmar camps two years after riots
Tens of thousands of people have been living in sprawling, squalid displacement camps in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State since violence between Buddhist Rakhines and stateless Rohingya Muslims broke out in June 2012
A photographer finds beauty amid Congo's rape crisis
One photographer's quest to portray beauty among the tragedy and misery of the rape crisis in eastern Congo