G4s

UN delivers a blow to Israel's settlement enterprise. But is it enough?

The UN database of companies cooperating with illegal settlement activities is not exhaustive or binding, but it is a crucial starting point.

Kabul car bomb attack kills at least four, wounds 44

Afghan officials say militants targeted Green Village, in the east of the city where some foreign workers are based, adding at least 10 children were among the wounded.

Six things you should know about modern mercenaries of war

Private military contractors offering armies for hire emerged as a powerful stakeholder in the business of war. Governments can outsource compartmentalised jobs to mercenaries or private security contractors, without much international oversight.

Why are people protesting against the energy giant Total?

Over 200 guards say they were not paid after Total and security firm G4S left Yemen in 2015. Three guards were killed in the political fallout. Activists in several countries demand the oil giant take responsibility.

EU court rules workplace headscarf ban is legal

The ruling was the first by the European Court of Justice on an issue that includes Islamic headscarves in the workplace.

Unpaid workers are left in the lurch as multinationals leave Yemen

The energy firm Total and security company G4S left the country in 2015 as conflict between the Houthis and the government escalated, leaving over 200 local employees in the lurch.