Society / Social Issues

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will put an end to large-scale urban demolitions and preserve old historical buildings as part of...

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -A legal reform in El Salvador that seeks to fire all judges over the age of 60...

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Friday it was planning to make pet abduction a criminal offence in...

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam TORKHAM, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Shafiq Mohammad, 40, stands at a closed pedestrian crossing gate on...

By Hams Rabah and Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - At a private underground well in Amman, Imad Suleiman waits for...

By Hyun Young Yi SEOUL (Reuters) - After many sleepless nights, a 41-year-old Afghan medical doctor successfully left Kabul with...

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland and Latvia expressed concern on Thursday over Russia's looming military drills held jointly...

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, a neurological disorder that...

By Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) - China ordered broadcasters on Thursday to shun artists with "incorrect political positions" and "effeminate"...

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Thursday the Gulf state was talking with...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Afghan athletes arrived in Tokyo on Saturday to compete in the 2020 Paralympics after one of...

By Rahman Muchtar MAKASSAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - A group of drone enthusiasts in Indonesia are using their aerial skills to...

GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's sea rescue service on Wednesday rescued around 100 migrants trying to reach the Canary...

By David Alire Garcia TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - More than a decade after Sergio Gomez began excavating a tunnel under...

By Aradhana Aravindan and Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Ronney Ng, who sells souvenirs in Singapore's Chinatown, can hardly wait...

By Eman Kamel and Hamad Mohammed DOHA (Reuters) - Afghan Special Olympics officials worry those with intellectual disabilities will suffer...

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries on Tuesday said they would step up aid to Afghanistan and its...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has raised its travel advisory alert for Canada to a "level  3 – reconsider travel" status...

LONDON (Reuters) -An eight-year-old alpaca named Geronimo, who was at the centre of a legal row with the British government...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Germany will wait for the Taliban to install a new government to see if the Islamists will...