More Than 100 Feared Dead After Landslides In Sri Lanka

Roughly 150 people are feared dead on Wednesday after more than three days of heavy rainfall triggered two landslides in central Sri Lanka. Rescuers have been digging throu...

Andrea Arnold In Cannes: I Was Shocked And Upset By The Poverty I Saw In The US

The director of Palme d’Or contender American Honey has spoken about how the experience of making her first movie outside the UK informed her thinking about poverty a...

Kenya Could Become The Next Country In Africa To Legalize Homosexuality

In a country where gay sex is punishable by up to 14 years in prison and where attacks on the LGBT community occur frequently, a solitary rainbow flag flapping in the wind ...

Trashing The Ragpicker

Raja is a waste dealer in Seemapuri in Delhi, who employs around 15 people to segregate mixed waste into paper, plastic and bottles. His monthly income of around Rs 30,000 ...

Why Widespread Fusion Energy Is Taking So Damn Long

The dream of fusion energy hit a roadblock on Monday after it was revealed that it would take at least another decade and 4 billion euros for an international coalition to ...

Earth Day 2016: Five Inspiring Facts

How To Do Your Bit On Friday, leaders from 160 countries will officially sign the Paris Climate Agreement on Earth Day 2016. The deal was thrashed out in Paris last Decembe...

Bill Gates Predicts Eradication Of Polio In Pakistan By 2017

Bill Gates said Wednesday that "with any luck" polio will be eradicated by 2017 in the last two countries where it remains active, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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Cannes: Directors Fortnight Unveils 2016 Lineup

Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight sidebar announced the selection for its 48th annual edition today, unveiling an impressive, if slightly smaller-than-usual lineup &...

Will Work With India To Realise Ambedkar’s Vision: Un

Describing B.R. Ambedkar as a global “icon” for marginalised people, a top UN official has voiced the world body’s commitment to working closely with Indi...