The Growing Gap Between Rich And Poor

Is French economist Thomas Picketty right to argue higher taxes are the way to fix it?

South Africans Prepare To Go To The Polls

The BBC's Matthew Davies is in Johannesburg to gauge the mood of voters.

The crisis deepens in Ukraine and western leaders discuss more sanctions.

President Obama calls for new rules to protect Americans' data

The World Health Organisation says we are facing a world antibiotic crisis

Will China overtake the US as the world's largest economy this year?

Two US senators tell us why they think sanctions against Russia should be increased.

A fungus spreading across the world threatens global banana crops.

Barclays shareholders voice their displeasure at board plans for pay and bonuses

One year on we revisit Rana Plaza factory to ask what's changed in the retail industry