The Cannes film festival is one of the glamorous highlights of the silver screen’s year – a time for sun, stars and self-satisfaction. But this year, the atmosphere is mutinous. On Sunday the Hollywood actor Salma Hayek became the latest to throw ye...
Athens, Greece Yanis Varoufakis (centre), a former finance minister, takes part in a workers’ rally. Much of the city centre is closed to traffic as labour unions stage traditional May Day demonstrations, while public transport is running a restric...
Legal barriers that prevent women from working or limit their opportunities to own a business are having a negative impact on global growth and economic equality, a World Bank study has found. The absence of laws offering protection from domestic vi...