World Archive

“Mister! Mister!” Children run barefoot along the dusty gravel behind my motorcycle, chanting the words like they’re some kind of ritual welcome. I can’t help but smile as I pass by. It always amuses me that gender gets lost in translation. Perhaps if …

Like the prospect of a giant meteor disintegrating Earth, climate change used to be one of those issues too abstract to consider changing your lifestyle for. But the recent media portrayal of extreme weather events has put environmentalism back on the map. …

Last week’s attack on Al Shifa hospital, where nearly 2,000 people are sheltering, demonstrates how civilians have nowhere safe to go and shows the current difficulties of providing emergency aid in Gaza. Gaza/Jerusalem/Paris, 29 July 2014 – The international medical organisation Médecins Sans …

Italy’s unemployment rate hit a new record in May with almost half the country’s young now looking for work. Youth unemployment is approaching stratospheric levels of more than 42 per cent, the highest data ever, with a proportion of four jobless out …

“We want leaders who are willing to stand up and declare LGBT rights are human rights”: Activists in Jakarta on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, 17 May As Indonesia’s parliamentary and presidential elections approach and political campaigning gathers force, attention turns to human …

In the wake of Julie Bishop’s ‘new aid paradigm’ announcement, and as we reach the end of the ‘age of entitlement’ and prepare for some heavy lifting, Ruth Cooper investigates the Abbott government’s approach to foreign aid. From revolting students to pensioners …

Wearing a headscarf is a religious obligation for Muslim women but in Australia, the reactions of others can be a huge influence writes Febri Nurrahmi  It was Monday afternoon. Having just finished a class at the University of Sydney for the first …

The results of the Indonesian presidential elections in July could impact the relationship between Australia and Indonesia with a win for Prabowo posing the greatest difficulty. Prabowo Subianto, a former army general and leader of Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), might create …

Thousands of children across the world were grating veggies, shaking jars of dressing and making rainbow salad wraps as part of a Guinness World Record attempt on May 16. The day was Jamie Oliver’s third annual Food Revolution Day and to celebrate, …

For its third edition, the We Love Green festival really kicked off summer in the Park of Bagatelle, North West of Paris on May 31 and June 1. Full nature and a mix of electro/pop and rock music was the perfect excuse …