Critics say proposal by centre-right coalition may not be lawful and would not tackle root cause of vulnerability The Swedish government has been accused of trying to “outlaw poverty” after it ...

However, one year later, the program has hardly made a dent in the alarming numbers of children subjected to exploitation, abuse and neglect daily. Hundreds of the children picked up from the streets ...

As I cross the main road to the Red Fort in Delhi, I hear a young girl behind me. “Deedhi,” she says, “dus rupaye dedo” (sister, give me ten rupees). She isn’t alone. Around her are a group of young ...

Speaking at a public event in Sialkot on April 19, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had pointed out that the problem has reached alarming levels, making it difficult for Pakistanis to get ...

A meta-analysis of 143 bird species finds huge variation in parental responses to chicks' begging signals, and shows that parental strategies depend on environmental factors, such as the ...