3.4 million German young people couldn't afford vacation

Over 3.4 million German children and teenagers couldn't afford a vacation in 2014, local media quoted the European statistics office Eurostat as saying on Monday.

Australians lose billions of dollars on slot machines: report

Victorians have lost more than 38 billion US dollars playing slot machines since their introduction to the state 24 years ago.

Asian millionaires 'top wealth rankings'

Asian millionaires now control more wealth than those in North America, Europe and other regions, according to a report from finance firm Capgemini.

Switzerland to hold first ever vote on basic income

Switzerland is voting on whether to introduce a guaranteed basic income for every citizen, becoming the first country to hold such a vote.

Almost 1 mln over 75 in Britain living in poverty

A leading charity said in a major report Monday that 950,000 pensioners aged 75 and over in Britain are living in poverty.

8 out of 10 Spaniards under 30 live with their parents - official report

A study published Monday by the Spanish Council for Youth shows that eight out of 10 Spaniards under the age of 30 continue to live at home with their parents.

1 in 7 Australian teens at risk of homelessness

Up to one in seven young Australians are at risk of becoming homeless at some point in their life, according to a national report on youth homelessness released on Tuesday.

Palestinians Warn of Burst of Violence if Funds Run Short

A Palestinian official warned Wednesday that the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem could "explode" if funds from international donors fell short this year.

Tibet vows to lift 690,000 from poverty by 2020

The government of the Tibet Autonomous Region said it will lift 690,000 people out of poverty by 2020, an ambitious plan that aims to end poverty in the region.

Richest 1% own more than the rest - Oxfam

The richest 1 percent of the world's population now own more than the rest of us combined, aid group Oxfam said Monday, on the eve of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

China investing billions to resettle poor residents

China has allocated 5.5 billion yuan (866million US dollars) this year to resettle 916,500 people from poor areas with harsh environments in an attempt to free them of poverty, the country's top economic planner said on Thursday.

‘Hunger is more than a lack of food – it is a terrible injustice,’ says Ban on World Food Day

 UN, 16 October 2015 – On World Food Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is underlining that “hunger is more than a lack of food—it is a terrible injustice,” while reaffirming the global community’s commitment to work together “to end hunger in our lifetime.”

ILO plans to eradicate child labor in Myanmar

International Labor Organization is planning to eradicate child labor in Myanmar by running a pilot project next year, according to military-run daily on Saturday.

German interior minister calls for limits on migrants to EU

Germany's interior minister on Saturday said the European Union in the future should take in a finite number of migrants while sending the rest back to a safe country in their home regions.

Populares indianos matam cinco mulheres acusadas de bruxaria

A polícia de Jharkhand afirmou, este sábado, que um grupo de assaltantes arrastou as mulheres para fora das suas casas e espancou-as até à morte cerca de meia-noite de sexta-feira naquela cidade, a cerca de 30 quilómetros de Ranchi, capital do estado de Jharkhand.

Senior UN official calls for global movement to end hunger once and for all

UN, 4 June 2015 – The head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called for a global movement to eradicate hunger as countries look ahead to the new set of development goals that will be adopted in September.