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...

Director Ilan Ziv describes the personal motivations which led him to make, "In the Name of the Victims," which turned into a determination to expose the dubious practices of the...

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...

Four decades of modernization have transformed Seoul into one of the largest cities in the world. South Korea is now tackling the challenge of urbanization by committing to building greener...

A large minority in Europe, Roma suffer from widespread poverty and discrimination. In Romania, a great number of Roma children still remain outside the educational system. But education is rapidly...