Maternal Mortality On A Decline, But Challenges Remain

The number of women dying during pregnancy, childbirth or within six weeks after birth has fallen by 44 per cent since 1990, say United Nations agencies, including the...

Measuring The Millennium Development Goals: Cutting Maternal Deaths

Becoming a mother in sub-Saharan Africa is more dangerous than climbing Mount Everest. In Chad, the odds of dying during pregnancy or childbirth are one in 15; in Sierra Le...

Geena Davis: Kudos To Jennifer Lawrence, But Women In Hollywood Have A Long Way To Go.

The Oscar-winning actress, who runs the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, writes about how women’s representation in Hollywood has remained static since 1946....

Nearly 40,000 Displaced After Cyclone Chapala Slams Into Yemen

The storm, with its extremely heavy rains and flooding, affected as many as 1.1 million people, and displaced more than 36,000, according to the United Nations Office for t...

Shawn Mendes Exceeds Fundraising Goal To Build School In Ghana.

Singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes has announced that he exceeded his goal to raise $25,000 through his Represent Campaign to benefit Pencils of Promise (PoP). The “STITC...

Charleston Film Festival Presents Selection Of Features, Shorts And Documentaries; French Film Festival Follows

Vivek Oberoi Helps Raise Funds For Cancer Patients

He walked the ramp for designer Mihika Mirpuri for a cancer fundraiser on Wednesday, which also marked five years since he wed Priyanka Alva. “I am celebrating my fif...

Vivek Oberoi Helps Raise Funds For Cancer Patients

He walked the ramp for designer Mihika Mirpuri for a cancer fundraiser on Wednesday, which also marked five years since he wed Priyanka Alva. “I am celebrating my fif...

A Huge Fire In The Amazon Threatens Thousands Of Indigenous People And An Uncontacted Tribe

The Arariboia indigenous territory is home to an estimated 12,000 people belonging to the Guajajara ethnic group, and to another 80 Aw?-Guaj? Indians, not previously contac...