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The pioneering African American investigative reporter Ida B Wells gave this impassioned speech at the 1909 National Negro ConferenceThe lynching record for a quarter of a century merits the

Beloved by young and old alike, the matatu minibuses of Kenya, known for blaring out loud music, have become increasingly extravagant in their design. The privately owned taxis have evolved from being

In the absence of a vaccine that works, and against a backdrop of growing drug resistance and dwindling financial support, the global decline in malaria cases has stalled. Physician Alex Kumar visited

Photographs of the brutal 1916 killing of a black man in Waco, Texas, became a powerful tool in the hands of the civil rights organizationNote that graphic images of lynchings are included in this

German chancellor will come armed with facts to avert a trade war but the impulsive US leader is unlikely to be swayedAngela Merkel travels to Washington on Friday armed with binders of facts and

Knife and gun crime has surged in England and Wales, but the causes and solutions are unclearReports of violence, stabbings and murders have hit the headlines in recent months, with daily occurrences

As the monsoon rains start in Bangladesh, there are grave concerns for refugeesFor 14 terrifying days, Nabil Alam, his wife and nine children trudged through the jungles of northern Myanmar to reach

In a historic moment, Kim Jong-un and the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, come face to face at the demilitarised zone Continue reading...

Spotlight turns to ANZ and its financial advice groups 7.18am BST Turning to Dover Financial and to Terry McMaster - who collapsed while giving evidence yesterday - Orr says the three cases examined

Kim Jong-un and the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, have come face to face at the inter-Korean meeting in the demilitarised zone. Follow all the developments and reaction with our live

Investigation raises questions about privacy on sites that help reconstruct family trees through genetic dataSacramento investigators tracked down the Golden State Killer by comparing the suspect’s

Researchers analysed data from November quake and found main shock occurred near fracking siteOne of South Korea’s largest earthquakes on record may have been caused by hydraulic fracturing – or

Department for Transport accused in report of not learning lessons from previous failuresThe rail franchising system is broken and passengers are paying the price, a cross-party committee of MPs has

Company announces cost of Prime subscription will increase $20 to $119 for US customers, after share price soars to record high of $1,625As Amazon reported that it had more than doubled its profits to

Josh Frydenberg will seek agreement at meeting of environment ministers for a national stocktake of recycling• Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morningThe Turnbull

ACTU secretary says Fair Work Commission is ‘under-resourced and conflicted’ • Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Unions want the Fair Work Commission to be given

While the conference fell $5bn short of the UN target, the state department said the US remained the biggest funder of humanitarian effortsThe Trump administration is under fire for contributing

Comedian, 80, faces possible 15 to 30 years in prison after trial Verdict in 2004 incident follows dozens of accusations against CosbyIn a verdict that seemed destined to stand as a major milestone in

A four-apology bonanza seems to have staved off the home secretary’s personal crisis – for nowBy the time she stood up on Thursday to make her fourth apology for the Windrush fiasco in the space of 10