This morning we found many stories and news releases about the armed conflict in Yemen. Battles there are making it difficult for aid groups to take care of the people who have fled due to the fighting. U.N. agencies have pulled out almost all of t...

In an attempt to help families meet the increases in Brazilian food prices, lessen the effects of the economic crisis, and increase consumer spending--the Brazilian government increases their anti-poverty stipend. Reported in Bloomberg, by Iuri Dant...

A boat full of Haitians trying to find a better life in the U.S. capsized and sank near the Turks and Caicos Islands. The U.S. Coast Guard says they have found 113 survivors, but 85 people are still missing. The boat struck a reef nearby the islands ...

A court in British Columbia has sided with the homeless on putting up tents in parks. The court says the homeless can sleep in Vancouver parks if there is not enough shelter space for them. The court recommends to the city that the best way to tackle...

On World AIDS Day, the Obama Administration hinted at some changes to the PEPFAR AIDS program. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has provided drugs to hundreds of thousands of HIV-positive people in the under-developed world. Management...

In a recent speech, the pioneer of micro-credit Muhammad Yunus, again bragged about micro-credit banks expanding even during the severe global recession. With many big banks collapsing during that time, Yunus called on the banks to become more...

Radio Free Europe interviewed Jeffery Sachs on his hopes for a climate change deal in Copenhagen. Sachs says that rich nations need to cut emissions and provide aid to the poor nations who may be already suffering from the effects of climate change....

This story from ITN summarizes the recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation report. The Rowntree Foundation said that the recession in the UK actually began in 2004.