South Africa may have "improved" on the international Corruption Perception Index, but its score remains appalling.
LaVoy Finicum has been killed and the FBI has arrested armed occupation leader Ammon Bundy and others near the Malheur wildlife refuge in the US.
The diversion of scarce resources and increasing militarisation could derail the democratic project.
Labour and business are neither winners nor losers – as it should be, according to accepted economic theory.
Sleep-deprived adventurers have told of feeling presences during times of distress on their long expeditions, but what is this spectre of solitude?
Researchers say the thermal warming of oceans has been underestimated and is causing sea levels to rise at double the expected pace.
Doctors Without Borders has stressed the critical importance of adequate investment into the prevention of diseases such as Ebola and cholera.
The actor, twice nominated for an Academy award, joins diversity debate saying homophobia is as much a problem as racism in Hollywood.
The military’s capabilities for socioeconomic development are questionable, even in its own country, yet it is expected to aid humanitarian efforts.
Research out this week shows that the recent temperature record-breaking years are caused by human endeavours that drive global warming.