Jimmy Carter's suggestion that most opposition to Barack Obama and his policies was due to racism has sparked heated debate in the US.

Accountant sues top city firm PricewaterhouseCoopers for record £40 million claiming her managers ruined her career and made her 'feel like a prostitute'

A Sri Lankan reporter has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for writing articles critical of the government's military operations.

The acting head judge of the Family Court has called for gay and lesbian couples to be given rights to adopt children.

The plight of India's 'holiday wives'.

Israel's gay community rocked by apparent 'hate crime' attack.

If more women had been in senior positions at London's big investment banks, would the credit crunch have been so severe?