Strong showing for Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s LFI party will suggest its electoral base is firm despite recent controversy ...

The Jharkhand BJP celebrated recent civic election wins at a grand ceremony, attacking the UPA government while Congress dismissed their claims as misleading.

An oasis of peace and serenity in this noisy, sprawling metropolis of over eight million in southern India, Ashirvad (meaning blessing in the local language) is a Jesuit centre where Fr. Arun Luis and ...

Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun who won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her work among the poorest of the world’s poor, died yesterday in Calcutta, India, where she had lived since her work with ...

“Plants are closed. The tax base is limited. Children are neglected. Slums abound. This is a disaster born of greed,” he declared.

Here’s how Kansas’ 10 poorest counties compare for median income, home values and more, according to a recent report from financial website SmartAsset. Getty Images The poorest county in Kansas has a ...

For months as the US military prepared to strike Venezuela, many Cubans have asked me a simple, if disconcerting, question: “Are we next?” Following the devastating attacks on Venezuelan military ...

Here’s how Kentucky’s 10 poorest counties compare, according to financial website SmartAsset. Getty Images The poorest county in Kentucky has a median income of $31,064, barely over half the ...

South America’s republics have the highest population growth rates in the world, far outstripping their economies’ ability to feed the multiplying mouths. Such pressure has built up in favor of birth ...

World News In cramped, sweaty Hong Kong, climate change is making things worse for the poorest Hong Kong (CNN) — On a sweltering summer afternoon in Hong Kong, Yeung Fong-yan’s flat felt like an oven.

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday condemned the detention of Bengali-speaking Muslim citizens across the country, labelling them as "illegal" while ...