Putin could free Pussy Riot in amnesty A Kremlin human rights adviser has indicated that Russian president Vladimir Putin could free the two jailed Pussy Riot members, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and…
Vatican dodges UN sex abuse questions The Vatican on Tuesday dodged a series of questions posed by a U.N. committee about clerical sexual abuse by noting that the Holy See…
According to a new survey, the services to help domestic abuse victims in England are at a 'breaking point', with refuges having to turn away hundreds of women and children.…
Egypt arrests prominent blogger in growing crackdown A prominent Egyptian blogger said on Tuesday he had been arrested, the latest political activist to be detained in a widening crackdown on…
The Fair Admissions Campaign’s new study suggests religious state-funded secondaries overrepresented among ‘worst offenders’ of social and ethnic inclusivity
Ukraine rocked by largest street protests since Orange Revolution At least 300,000 took to the streets of Kiev this weekend to call for the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych after…
As the final volume of his diaries are published, the icon of the British left talks to JP O'Malley about how he'd like to be remembered
Hope still for ‘dead’ Comet Ison Comet Ison, or some part of it, may have survived its encounter with the Sun, say scientists. The giant ball of ice and dust…
This report is a preview from the Winter 2013 issue of New Humanist magazine. You can subscribe here. The British government is carrying out spot-checks in Pakistani classrooms to ensure…
Pope Francis calls for power to move away from Vatican Pope Francis has called for power in the Catholic Church to be devolved away from the Vatican, in the first…
The national survey on sex, published every ten years, shows that attitudes are continuing to liberalise. But the media reaction suggests we’re still incapable of a mature national conversation about…
SNP to launch independence blueprint Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond will today publish his party’s 670-page white paper on independence, ahead of the referendum set to take place on 18…
A new Universities UK report suggests universities should allow gender segregation at external speaker events. Rory Fenton finds this recommendation bizarre.
After debating GM foods at its inaugural sitting in September, the Rational Parliament returns on 26 November to debate fracking and shale gas. We’re gearing up for the session by…
Iran welcomes nuclear deal which Israel calls ‘mistake’ Hundreds of cheering supporters greeted Iran’s negotiators as they arrived back in Tehran on Sunday, after reaching an interim nuclear agreement with…