Sexual violence is the hallmark of conflict in Eastern Congo. Some women seek medical help for their injuries, but very few go further and demand justice for their attackers'...

The policemen of Bihar, India have found a novel way to fight back against the high crime rate of their city. They have created a police choir that sings songs...

15-year-old Tornike Shubitidze wants to be a cameraman working in film and television. Last year however, he was charged with stealing a washing machine and faced 4-7 years in prison...

David Boies, one of the high-profile lawyers who filed the suit, discusses California's Proposition 8 federal trial. Referring to the history of marriage precedents, Boies says the U.S. Constitution's equal...

This episode of the UN 21st Century magazine show looks at Guatemala, one of the world's most violent countries where murder, extortion, trafficking and gang warfare are rife. But very...

Delhi-born photographer, Ishan Tankar, talks about this summer's unbearable heatwave in New Delhi and the delayed monsoon rains. As a photographer for a Delhi-based magazine, he notes that increasingly his...

Thom porter is a Fire Chief for CAL FIRE, the Californian state fire department. With 20 years experience fighting fires and an academic background in forestry, Thom has noticed changes...

Amanda McKenzie is 26 and the Co-Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Born and raised in Australia, Amanda has seen first-hand the effects of climate change in Sydney, including...

"Hoodwinked" author John Perkins places the blame for Iceland's economic collapse on the tactics of economic hit men from multi-national corporations, such as aluminum producer Alcoa, who prey upon nations...

Michael MacCracken is chief scientist for climate change programs at the Climate Institute. He discusses important new findings of the recent United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report, which illustrates how...

Norm Stamper, former chief of the Seattle Police force, questions the motives of law enforcement's regulation on drug prohibition. "I think making profit off the criminal justice system, which deals...

Jonathan Jacoby, Senior Policy Advisor at Oxfam America, discusses in an interview with Miles Benson the potential profits of climate change in the business sector. Several coalitions, like BICEP and...

(Global Pulse: December 2, 2009) China and the U.S. may be patting themselves on the back for proposing CO2 emission cuts, but African nations are boiling mad. Africa accounts for...

The Glow of White Women, an autobiographical documentary film made by Yunus Valley, tells a personal story of growing up amidst the extreme segregation of Nelspruit, South Africa, which affected...

(Al Jazeera English: November 13, 2009) Pakistan suffered three deadly attacks on Friday, just hours apart. A Canadian gold mining company is accused of causing serious environmental damage in Mexico...