Pets being abandoned due to recession

As families across the United States struggle to keep their homes and their jobs, they are having to make all kinds of sacrifices - including giving up their pets. more »

Society

Published: 17/04/2009

Energy MEPs back more energy efficient buildings

Unless you are lucky enough to be sitting in a park with a laptop, then if you are reading this you are probably in one of the 160 million buildings in the European Union. more »

Society

Published: 16/04/2009

Germany bans GM maize

Germany's decided to ban the cultivation - and sale - of maize with genetically modified organisms, also known as GMOs. more »

Society

Published: 15/04/2009

White House to get new First Dog

U.S president Barack Obama has lived up to his election night promise. A new First Dog will soon be gracing the lawns of the White House. more »

Society

Published: 14/04/2009

Gay elephant conservation row

Ninio - bull elephant to come to Poznan Zoo in Poland - is suspected of being gay and unlikely to be much help in creating any baby elephants at the zoo. more »

Society

Published: 14/04/2009

Lawn mowers? Nah. We got goats!

The New York town of Hempstead bought five Nigerian dwarf baby goats for removing weeds at a park. more »

Society

Published: 10/04/2009

Easter bunny egg-stravaganza

Pensioner Bernhard Nermerich and his wife Michaela, love nothing more than preparing to celebrate Easter. more »

Society

Published: 09/04/2009

Interview with Anna Záborská - Women's Rights Committee Chair

The impact of poverty on women and the work-life balance are just two issues the Women's Rights Committee had tackled over the last Parliamentary term. more »

Society

Published: 08/04/2009

Romania's longest wedding dress

No-one has bought it yet but this wedding dress is already proving to be a tourist attraction in Romania. more »

Society

Published: 08/04/2009

What role can women play in the economic crisis?

More than 100 Irish women leaders (and some men), from all walks of life, came together to exchange views on the economic crisis at a special one-day conference entitled "Challenges to Irish women in the current economic climate" held in Dublin on 4 April. more »