Yet on 9 June 1964, this diminutive man became Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy. Over the next nineteen months, India would confront food shortages, economic pressures, internal ...

We meet again at a time when the world seems unable to find a pause between one crisis and the next. The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly has brought world leaders together in New ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross estimates that the world is living with around 130 armed conflicts, more than double the number fifteen years ago. Some have continued for decades. At the ...

Europe’s migration debate is intensifying as governments seek stronger powers to manage sudden mass arrivals without undermining asylum rights. Greece’s proposal to allow temporary suspension of ...

When the lights go out, something else begins to become visible: our humanity. For most people, dining is an intensely visual experience. We read the menu, look around the restaurant, watch the people ...

The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak tests global preparedness, vaccine development and the lessons learned from past health emergencies.

Yet the kidneys have been active throughout the night. These two relatively small organs continually filter the blood, remove metabolic waste, regulate the body’s balance of water and electrolytes, ...

A teacher may report that the child rarely answers questions, avoids speaking during group activities, communicates by nodding or pointing, or speaks only in an almost inaudible whisper. Some children ...

Waking with a numb or tingling hand is often caused by temporary nerve compression from sleeping with the wrist, elbow or arm in an awkward position, but recurring symptoms can point to conditions ...

Few things interrupt sleep as abruptly as a sudden, painful tightening of the calf or foot in the middle of the night. Nocturnal leg cramps are common, particularly with increasing age, and in most ...

Asad Mecci and Colin Mochrie have spent more than a decade turning hypnosis, improvisation and audience participation into an unlikely international phenomenon. As HYPROV returns to Toronto and some ...