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Decriminalising drugs – a wise investment?
Sir Richard Branson says it’s time to be brave on drugs policy. But as funding is cut for harm reduction programmes in many countries, perhaps there are more pressing issues.
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Edward Snowden, the fugitive former US intelligence contractor, is likely to accept asylum in Venezuela, the journalist who first published his leaked security secrets has said.
Bolivian President Evo Morales threatens to shut down the US embassy in La Paz as the row over the grounding of his plane continues.
The Confederations Cup football tournament in Brazil has sparked anti-government, anti-corruption protests across the country. Will President Rousseff’s concessions be enough to stem the revolt?
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff attempts to quell widespread protests by offering a national vote on amending the country’s constitution.
Hopes of an early end to the protests that have swept Brazil in the past week appear to have been dashed as more than a quarter of a million anti-government demonstrators take to the streets.
Environment minister Owen Paterson says genetically modified crops will “improve human health and the environment.” GM science may be in danger of lagging behind in the UK, but is the public bothered?
Sir Richard Branson says it’s time to be brave on drugs policy. But as funding is cut for harm reduction programmes in many countries, perhaps there are more pressing issues.
United Nations talks with the Syrian government over an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons have reached an impasse, UN diplomats say.
The economic crisis in Cyprus is leading to a number of flights. Economics Editor Faisal Islam sees a parallel with the economic landscape of America in the 1930s.
The wait is over, but who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio and as Pope Francis does he have the ability to connect with Catholics around the world?
From Wizard of Oz spoofs to papal emoticons and a fake Hand of God, the arrival of a new Pope sent Twitter into overdrive on Wednesday. Channel 4 News takes a look.
With Catholics worldwide celebrating the election of Pope Francis, political and relegious leaders welcome the new leader of the world’s largest Christian church.
Allegations of corruption within the church, child abuse scandals, priestly celibacy, and the rise of militant Islam – just some of the major issues confronting Pope Francis as he begins his papacy.
The setting for the papal conclave is as stunning as ever, but the spectacle now fails to obscure the difficult questions for the faithful and those who would lead them.
Writing from Caracas Matt Frei reveals how in 1998 he was given one of the most bizarre and memorable assignments he has ever been on – spending a week with Imelda Marcos.