South African authorities say they have recovered 60 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein, following a blockade targeting illegal miners.

Poverty continues to grow inside the European Union as the bloc spends a record amount of money on deadly weapons bound for conflicts abroad.

A record 9.3 million people, including three million children, are facing hunger and hardship in the UK, a study said Wednesday, with the new Labour government under pressure to do more to tackle child poverty.

South Africans have marked International Nelson Mandela Day to remember their iconic anti-apartheid leader.

A UN official says the destruction caused by Israel’s Gaza war is unseen since World War II, estimating that the reconstruction process will cost up to $40 billion.

A new report shows the number of Americans living in poverty has jumped.

War stricken women from poor backgrounds with their men fighting on the front lines are being lured by the surrogate baby industry, a booming business in Ukraine.