One of the last vestigial rivalries of the Cold War played out another chapter this January, as countries from around the Americas met at the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit in Havana to discuss ...
The traumatic images and gruesome stories of ‘ethnic cleansing’ which emanated from the conflict in Bosnia & Hercegovina dominated television screens in the early 1990s. The conflict ended in November 1995 with the sign...
Europe UK economy grows after Olympics The United Kingdom’s (UK) Gross Domestic Product has grown 1.0% in the wake of this summer’s Olympics. The growth is the first seen since it was announced earlier this year that the ...
Climate change. Piracy. Technology. Three things that don’t normally go together, only within the context of the UN climate change negotiations, could actually be the key to tackling dangerous climate change. The issue of pi...
Pele, Ronaldinho, Kaka. To the common layperson, these names may not mean much, but to football aficionados, they hold the same rank as St Paul or St Joseph do to devout Catholics: holy figures, to be admired and worshipped for...
On the rare occasion of a newly-anointed Pope, it seems appropriate to take a look at where the Catholic Church is today, and what steps Pope Francis could take to make it a more effective force for good in the world. What are ...