More From Orlando Crowcroft
UK general election 2017 as it happened: May clings on with DUP backing
Theresa May is still prime minister but she has lost her majority and potentially much more.
Jun 08, 2017
Chibok girl: How I escaped Boko Haram
Sa'a got away on the night of the school raid in northern Nigeria – hundreds of others did not.
Apr 14, 2017
Meet the Canadian teacher who helped Inuit kids choose life
Maggie MacDonnell won $1m for her work with indigenous communities in northern Canada.
Apr 07, 2017
Timeline of terror: From Beslan school siege to Sinai, Russia has always been a terrorist target
St Petersburg is the latest in a string of attacks against Russia at home and abroad.
Apr 03, 2017
In the Field Podcast: What do the Russia protests mean for Vladimir Putin?
Putin presents a strong image abroad but at home Russians are sick of corruption and economic turmoil.
Mar 28, 2017
Dubai authorities detain seven members of the Olympic refugee team at airport
The African athletes had been invited to speak at a conference attended by Sheikh Mohammed.
Mar 24, 2017
Julia Gillard: Still not enough women getting to the top in politics
Australia's first female leader talks education, Hillary Clinton and that speech.
Mar 20, 2017
Canadian teacher Maggie MacDonnell wins $1m prize for work in remote Arctic communities
MacDonnell helped young people battle depression, drug abuse and alcoholism.
Mar 19, 2017
Michael Gove: 'No conflict of interest' in work as a journalist and a sitting MP
Former minister says 'lots of politicians have been journalists' as furore over George Osborne's new job grows.
Mar 19, 2017
In the Field Podcast: How Trump beat Clinton to the White House - and why it is a good thing
'Game of Thorns' author Doug Wead explains how a billionaire became the unlikely champion of the American poor
Mar 14, 2017
Hamas: Militants and moderates collide over demand for Palestine 'from the river to the sea'
The debate over whether to re-write charter that calls for Israel's destruction is raging in Gaza.
Mar 11, 2017
China sheds no tears for Park Geun-hye as North Korea brands her 'a common criminal'
Pyongyang and Beijing were both angered by her missile deal with the US.
Mar 10, 2017
Geert Wilders: How a Dutch kibbutzim brought anti-Islam rhetoric into the mainstream
Wilders' radical message dates back to his time in Israel as a teenager.
Mar 09, 2017
In the Field Podcast: What will happen if Geert Wilders wins the Dutch election?
Wilders' anti-Islam message is being well received by Dutch voters angry about immigration and the European project.
Mar 07, 2017
Generation Identity: How the European alt-right is planning a British invasion
The group has branches in France, Austria and Germany and could be expanding into the UK.
Mar 03, 2017
Putin's Rasputin has a message for Donald Trump's White House: 'Call me'
Ultra-nationalist Alexander Dugin wants to help make the Russia-US axis great again.
Mar 03, 2017
In the Field Podcast: What next for northern Syria as Isis is pushed out of al-Bab?
Turkish backed rebels and the Kurds could be involved in the fight to take back Raqqa
Mar 01, 2017
Kim Jong-nam VX gas murder puts North Korea's 5,000-tonne chemical WMD stockpile in the spotlight
South Korean sources claim Pyongyang has sarin, mustard gas and hydrogen cyanide.
Feb 24, 2017
Trappist-1: How long would it take to get to the Earth-like exoplanets?
In short, a really long time.
Feb 23, 2017
In the Field Podcast: France is poised for a bitter election battle - but can Marine Le Pen win?
Her rival Francois Fillon has been plagued by scandal but Emmanuel Macron is ascendant.
Feb 21, 2017
Mosul offensive explained: Here's how the Iraqi army plan to take down Isis
Iraqi forces are pushing from the south towards Mosul airport.
Feb 20, 2017
Pence Putsch: Is there a Republican plot to unseat Donald Trump using the 25th Amendment?
US constitution allows for the president to be replaced if unable to carry out duties of his office.
Feb 15, 2017
Who is 'Ahok' Basuki Purnama Tjahaja? Indonesia's Christian candidate accused of insulting Islam
Jakarta's ethnic Chinese governor is the first non-Muslim leader of Indonesia's capital in 50 years.
Feb 14, 2017
In the Field Podcast: Catalonia demands 'Democracia' as former leader faces trial
Liz Castro explains why Catalans are back on the streets calling for freedom from Spain.
Feb 14, 2017
Who is Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and why is he backing huge anti-government protests?
Iohannis has criticised Sorin Grindeanu over the state's attempt to dodge corruption charges for officials.
Feb 08, 2017
Generation Z rejects Donald Trump and Brexit with call to let in more migrants and refugees
In 14 out of 20 countries young people want to make it easier for immigrants to live and work in their countries.
Feb 08, 2017
In the Field Podcast: Inside Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe
IBTimes UK talks to foreign correspondent Martin Fletcher.
Feb 07, 2017
Return of the Pharaohs: How an African crown could see Egyptian football reborn
Victory against Cameroon in the ACON final would be Egypt's first since the 2011 revolution
Feb 04, 2017
Neil Gorsuch is only the start - Republicans are about to conquer the US Supreme Court
Three of the sitting supreme court justices are in their 80s and could be replaced by Donald Trump.
Feb 01, 2017
In The Field Podcast: Why the only way to end prostitution is to punish men who pay for sex
Julie Bindel explains why feminists should not support a Dutch-style legalisation of prostitution
Jan 31, 2017
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