October2016

News Hour: With an aim to provide an opportunity to build networks with both the British Council and other non-governmental organisations working in the girl child space, to understand the work and challenges around girl child...

News Hour: Telenor Health, the healthcare subsidiary of global telecoms and technology company Telenor Group, conducted a nationwide survey of health attitudes and behaviors in Bangladesh. The survey was released on October 18 at a roundtable...

News Hour: The World Medical Association (WMA), the top medical-ethics body, on Friday installed an Indian doctor facing corruption charges as its president, despite controversy surrounding his appointment while legal cases are pending. A statement released...

News Hour: Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, in an opinion editorial published in the Los Angeles Times, on Friday urged Californians to approve a November ballot measure aimed at reining in pharmaceutical prices. The California...

News Hour: Representatives from the Vatican and China are expected to meet before the end of the month in Rome in an effort to finalize a deal on the ordination of bishops on the mainland, a...

News Hour: The United Nations named comic-book superhero Wonder Woman as an honorary ambassador to fight for gender equality on Friday, amid criticism that the scantily clad fictional character was an inappropriate choice. U.N. officials at...

News Hour: Crowned with coral beads, flanked by high officials in bright white robes adorned with shining metal plaques, the new Oba of the historic kingdom of Benin greeted his people in a very 21st century...

News Hour: After whittling down a pile of 155 novels, the judges of the Man Booker Prize are set to unveil this year’s winner of a 50,000 sterling ($61,200) award that can have a “seismic” impact...

News Hour: It may come as a surprise to most people, but about 40 children were born in the bedroom of the pope at the pontifical summer residence south of Rome. Now that bedroom, which became...

News Hour: Banned in much of Europe, roe-deer hunting on horseback with hounds is enjoying such renewed interest in France that some companies are marketing one-off outings to non-specialists, some riding in carriages. Affluent consumers increasingly...