The infection rate in the UK has gone up and is close to the point where the virus starts spreading rapidly, government scientific advice says.

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) Secretary of State Penny Mordaunt MP has announced a range of new initiatives to help improve the economic opportunities as well as health and education outcomes for people with disabilities living in low and middle-income countries.

World Population Day is celebrated every year to raise awareness about rapid population growth World Population Day, a United Nations' initiative celebrated every year on July 11 to raise awareness about the exploding world population and family planning. Here are 10 facts about the world's population:

Sameera Al Salam folds a discarded piece of newspaper into a long strip then loops it round her finger to form a tight circle, the first stage of making the upcycled handbags, trays and bowls the Syrian refugee hopes will help her earn a living.

Hard-working Vasantamma Kumar had to pawn her jewellery and take out two loans to ensure her children were back in class when term began this week.

Wide-ranging report from Charities Aid Foundation analyses likely impacts AI will have for civil society and the work of charities, outlines emerging challenges and opportunities to adopt ‘AI for good’.

John Rankin met 200 Catholic Tamil refugees forced to live in a jungle with nothing. They had been driven out of their village more than 20 years ago during the civil war. The high commissioner plans to discuss their plight with the Sri Lanka government.

A global gathering took place in Rio de Janeiro on the anniversary of the Earth Summit of 1992, which produced a global treaty on climate change and a landmark commitment to protect biodiversity.

Wearing a visor and a protective vest over grey fatigues tucked into black military boots, former housewife S. Dishanty crawls on her hands and knees through dense bush, slowly inching forward and methodically scanning the ground.

Researchers from Netherlands find that there is a link between the use of Marijuana and psychosis. Many studies have also identified an association between marijuana use and an increased risk of developing mental illness.

One thousand fifty seven cataract eye surgeries were performed free of charges at the Kuwait Hospital in Puttakam in February 2008, a not-for-profit health care institution established by the Sri Lanka Jama'ath e Islami with the sponsorship of Zakat House, Kuwait.