World Bank analysis show that low income countries are lagging behind in race to end poverty

The World Bank’s analysis emphasises the difficulty of reaching the goal to end poverty by 2030, finding that while the reduction in poverty moved significantly in mi...

President Obama offers apologies to Americans who have lost their health insurances as a result of the new law

In his latest public attempt to gather support for the the Affordable Health Care Act President Obama was apologetic considering that insurance companies are reportedly can...

Bringing Obama care To Your Favorite TV Show. Foundation spending $500K to educate TV writers on new healthcare law.

A private California foundation has raised half-a-million dollars to promote the new health care reform law on TV shows by educating script writers about it.

The Ca...

UN Environment Programme states an increase in global green house gas emissions by 2020 (Emissions Gap report 2013)

The United Nations says it is “less and less likely” that global greenhouse gas emissions will be low enough by 2020 to stop the atmosphere warming beyond the i...

The cable network is prepping an eight-hour remake of the 1977 miniseries.History is revisiting one of the most successful miniseries of all time: Roots.

History is revisiting one of the most successful miniseries of all time: Roots.

The cable network is developing an eight-hour mini based on the 1977 entry, The Holl...

Young Women In Low Paid Jobs Triples In 20 Years, Warns TUC

Three times as many young women are employed in low paid, low skilled jobs than 20 years ago, according to a new report commissioned by the Trades Union Congress.

T...

United Nations to vaccinate 10.5 million in Syria to fight polio outbreak

The United Nations has announced that it will vaccinate 2.5 million children and eight million others in Syria to prevent a widespread outbreak of polio.

At the sam...

Nazi looted art ‘found in Munich’ – German media

A collection of 1,500 artworks confiscated by the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s has been found in the German city of Munich, media reports say.

The trove is believed...

Genetic testing raises hope for lung cancer treatments

Offering genetic testing to lung cancer patients can potentially save lives, research suggests.

A study of 5,000 patients found genetic profiling of lung tumours bo...