Mexico Watch: Mexico takes gold at Homeless World Cup The 16th edition of the event ended on Sunday with joy for hosts Mexico, after their men’s and women’s sides were named winners. 19/11/2018
Indonesia Indonesia’s struggle to end human shackling On ‘World Mental Health Day,’ Human Rights Watch (HRW) is using the hashtag #BreakTheChains to ramp up awareness for their on-going campaign to end human shackling in Indonesia. 10/10/2018
China China's experiment in social engineering holds grim portent for the world What you buy, what you read, where you go, who you talk to; it all counts as credits or penalities in China's vast new monitoring system, and your results can determine your basic freedoms. 02/10/2018
brussels bureau Europe Day: How much is there to celebrate? Roots of EU celebrated, as bloc faces rise in Euroscepticism 09/05/2018
brussels bureau Integrating EU's minority Roma community International Roma Day shines light on social inclusion and poverty issues 09/04/2018
World Homelessness on the rise in all EU countries — except Finland: report “This past year has resolutely confirmed the existence of another Europe: a Europe not merely ignored but also misunderstood, not just despised but also forgotten — a Europe of the homeless," says the new report. 21/03/2018
Style From dumpster to department store This is the story of Remesh, the brand leading the upcycling movement in Romania. 06/12/2017
United Kingdom 25 years ago: the world’s first text message It was both simple and easy to read: “Merry Christmas” - not “Xmas”. 03/12/2017
Germany Schulz addresses voters in Lübeck The Leader of the Social Democratic Party is looking to make up ground on Chancellor Angela Merkel, who sits ten points ahead in the polls going into Sunday's federal election. 19/09/2017
View View: The modest social initiative that has paid back dividends The innovative UK scheme that uses private investment to reduce the number of young delinquents reoffending has set an example for the world 01/08/2017
United Kingdom UK: 34 tower blocks fail fire safety tests Britain’s housing safety scandal is getting worse by the hour as more tower blocks fail the fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell tower blaze. 25/06/2017
South Africa Knitting beats gang culture in South Africa In South Africa, knitting is being used to beat gang culture. Armed with nothing more than wool and needles, grandmother Connie Abrahams is 01/06/2017
Vatican Pope's TED talk calls for humility Pope Francis' surprise TED talk carries a message of warning to the powerful. 26/04/2017
Poland Poland considers cutting benefits for former security service officers If agreed, the proposal means the maximum pensions and disability benefits for around 32,000 former officials would be no larger than the average state payout. 24/11/2016
Cinema 'Moonlight' illuminates the darker side of the American dream A gay black dancer deals with the difficulties in modern day Miami. 03/11/2016
Argentina Entrepreneurs with Down syndrome launch innovative pizza business in Argentina Four friends with Down syndrome have launched a pizza company with a difference in Buenos Aires. 25/10/2016
no comment Zombies march for equality through Mexico City "We don't discriminate: we bite men, women and children equally," says one participant. 23/10/2016