The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

IF companies and government were honest about where the profits go from extracting the mineral wealth through mining, then more of these could be used to benefit the people of the Congo

A judo athlete and four officials from the Congo have vanished in London, joining seven other athletes who have gone missing since the Games began. ...

Globally, although the indigenous peoples represent only about 5 per cent of the world's population, they occupy one-fifth of entire earth's territory from the Arctic to the South Pacific. Despite their hold over vast swathes of land, indigenous peoples make up 15 per cent of the world's poor and one-third of the world's 900 million extremely poor rural people.

The British government is launching an initiative aimed at helping victims of sexual violence in war zones. Rape has been used as a weapon of war a...

A few years ago, the Country Directors for Women for Women International in Congo and Rwanda were crossing the bridge that connects their two countries. The last 100 years have been about getting the vote and women in the west making many strides towards equality, though there is a long way to go. We don't want it to take 100 years, but we are now calling for all women to be equals - whether it's in parliaments, the boardroom and, in war-torn countries, on peace councils.

Violence inflicted on a teenager accused of being a witch was "completely feral" and "out of control", a court heard today. Kristy Bamu, 15, was be...

Technological capacity for producing graphics has mushroomed in recent years, and the consequences are obvious across all the media