News stories by Sarah McHaney

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (IPS) - After weathering the departure of its executive director amidst a misallocation scandal earlier this year, the world's largest funder of programmes to address HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is poised to announce a new leader Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Nov 08 (IPS) - For decades, right-leaning white Christian evangelicals, currently at least 25 percent of the U.S. electorate, have been a significant and influential voting demographic.

WASHINGTON, Nov 02 (IPS) - A few weeks ago, President Barack Obama was seen as certain to collect the majority of women's votes in the Nov. 6 presidential election. Four days before the election, however, the women's vote is thought to be divided equally between Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney.

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (IPS) - In most developing countries, where a woman gives birth still determines whether she lives or dies, despite the availability of inexpensive new medication that is proven to save lives.

WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (IPS) - Shale gas extraction is putting some U.S. communities at risk of health issues, new research released here Thursday warns.

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (IPS) - The next several years could see either the elimination of tuberculosis in some regions or millions of otherwise preventable deaths, according to new research released in Washington Wednesday by the World health Organisation (WHO).

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (IPS) - The United States is lagging far behind other developed countries in its policies aimed at improving global prosperity, according to new research.

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (IPS) - WASHINGTON, October 11, 2012 (IPS) – At least 20 countries are currently at either "alarming" or "extremely alarming" levels of hunger, according to new research released here on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (IPS) - Rising corn prices in the United States brought about by biofuel mandates have cost developing countries 6.6 billion dollars over the past six years, according to new research released here on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (IPS) - The attacks on U.S. embassies in Libya and Egypt last month shocked and scared Americans, but the majority of Americans nevertheless recognise that the violence was the work of extremist minorities and not the majority of the population, according to a new poll.