Pope Francis became a voice for Africa. When he visited Kenya in 2015, he chose to visit the slums of Nairobi to proclaim the gospel of liberation to the forsaken of society. He called on African ...

Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have captured swathes of eastern DRC despite military support provided by several countries, including South Africa, to the Congolese army. The wounded troops were part ...

Harvestable mushrooms, flaky walls, rising damp and huge mouldy patches. Sound familiar? These, along with other “horror stories” from private student digs, are the focus of a recent campaign, Break ...

The order clears the way for early rehabilitation of 142 slum dwellers. A bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna was hearing a petition by M/s Paradigm Dotom Buildheights LLP ...

Mumbai: State housing board Mhada and the SRA (Slum Rehabilitation Authority) will expedite work on 17 slum redevelopment projects involving 25,000 homes being undertaken in joint partnership.

Launching a fresh attack on the BJP over its delay in announcing the chief minister and the cabinet for Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday said the saffron party has "no face" to run the ...

Due to her poverty she had to face various troubles in her childhood. She and her family lived in a slum and survived on begging and food hunting. Her childhood was indeed miserable and difficult but ...

VIJAYAWADA: Om Shanti Charitable Trust, Vijayawada, an NGO, has become a lifeline for the underprivileged, particularly in slums. Founded by Chartered Accountant Sri Lakshmi Pinnamaneni ...

He boarded a shuttle, bound for his desk at the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa. His children got on their school bus heading a different direction. Within hours, everything changed. Violent political ...

She lives in Korail, where 50,000 people live in less than half a square kilometre. It’s one of five slums in Dhaka. Also squeezed into the alley is a communal cooking area, where women huddle ...