The vast salt flats of Bolivia-- just beneath its surface lies one of the most sought after minerals in the world. Nearly one half of the global supply of lithium...

In Guatemala, the drug war rages on as deadly cartels from neighbouring Mexico set their sights on parts of the country. But many of Guatemala's youth are fighting back, not...

The global population has hit a staggering 7 billion and in many of the world's largest cities, overcrowding is forcing some, especially the young, to live life on the streets...

For most of us, owning a passport or identity card is something we take for granted. But many people around the world have never been recognized as citizens of their...

The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina may have ended fifteen years ago, but for so many of the nation's women, the legacy of wartime rape lives on. Now, after years on the...

From Tunisia to Egypt, ordinary citizens have taken to the streets in a wave of popular uprisings known as the "Arab Spring." At the forefront, the youth of the country,...

Bojonegoro in East Java has been called the "Texas of Indonesia." Its massive oil reserves have the potential of producing up to a quarter of a million barrels of crude...

2009 - a year when arctic ice was melting faster than ever before and multiple crises - food, energy, recession or pandemic flu - called for global cooperation on an...

2007 - a year when the world acknowledged that climate change is manmade and poses the biggest threat to the future of our planet. The United Nations faced considerable challenges...

In many parts of the world, women still face the prospect of being murdered to protect family honor. It is estimated that as many as 5,000 women are victims of...

The bio-fuel, ethanol, is generating a revolution in renewable energy that could help reduce the world's thirst for oil. In Brazil, the production of ethanol from sugarcane is booming, but...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is recovering from a period of conflict which claimed the lives of millions of people. While many focus on the human tragedy, the country's wealth...

Believing that things can change for the better is the key to recovery for many individuals and societies, after living through hard times. A Colombian artist is helping transform...

Haiti has the highest HIV infection rate in the Caribbean. Ouanaminthe, a Haitian trading town on the border with the Dominican Republic, struggles to provide medical care to its 85,000...

There is a long recorded history of transgender people in many cultures worldwide. In India today, there is a significant number of people born with male bodies but who identify...