If you grew up in the 80s, you were part of a generation that saw history unfold in bold, unforgettable ways (just like any ...

Tony Wellington’s journey through the 1980s is fast, funny, terrible and gloriously fallible - just like the decade itself.

Famine declarations are relatively rare. But the leading international authority on hunger crises this week declared that ...

Dubai has unveiled plans to build 60 new affordable schools to serve 120,000 pupils by 2033 under a long-term strategy aimed at improving access to quality education.

These nostalgic songs from the 1980s each had a unique message, and those messages might have aided in your moral compass growing up.

Sudan's military withdrew from its last western stronghold in Darfur, ceding control of El-Fasher city to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF was originally Janjaweed or devils on ...

The scientist was MS Swaminathan - later hailed by Time magazine as "the Godfather of the Green Revolution" and ranked alongside Gandhi and Tagore among India's most influential figures of the 20th ...

Bob Geldof has dismissed suggestions that he has a "white saviour complex" because of his charity work. The 73-year-old musician was the driving force behind both the Live Aid single Do They Know It's ...

In the summer of 1985, images of emaciated children in Ethiopia shocked the world and prompted one of the biggest charity concerts ever: Live Aid. Megastars like Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Madonna ...