Iran has opened its first nuclear facility in Bushehr, prompting fears from the West about its nuclear weapon aspirations. Frankie Wilkinson asks whether these concerns are justified.

Despite legislation and the feminist movements of the 1960s and 70s, we still live in a society where girls are conditioned from a young age to see themselves as sexualised objects. Shows like Miss Universe, held yesterday, only reinforce this societal condition.

The destruction of the floods in Pakistan has directly affected the lives of 20 million people, made homeless six million and killed 1,600. Following the disaster, are humanitarian charities doing more bad than good?

The age at which children can be charged with a criminal offence is lower than anywhere else in Europe. In a week when two 11-year-old boys were sentenced at the Old Bailey, is it time to rethink this?

Almost seven and a half years since it began the conflict in Iraq is coming to an end as the last US combat troops depart. But does the withdrawal of troops necessarily mean that the war has been won?

Florida’s Democrats have a choice to make in August’s primaries. Do they elect former Republican and millionaire playboy Jeff Greene or opt for Kendrick Meek, who succeeded his mother into her congressional seat?

How has the coalition government been viewed outside of Britain? Where has it been significant?

Students around the country utter a collective sigh at the state of the current situation. Of course, it does help if you have access to personal financiers.

Brazil will be holding general elections to vote in a new president and a new government in October. Emma Brooks examines Brazil’s electoral record in the past, present and the possible future.

The last 100 days have largely passed without incident but the government faces sterner tests ahead.

The Twelfth Man: The Irrelevant Memoirs of the Right Hon. Titus Stitch MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Unity)

The Liberals have had their first taste of ministerial power since David Lloyd George’s government. What has happened over the first 100 days of the coalition, and what can we predict of their trajectory for the coming years?