Robots will take our jobs – but that's good for the future of civilisation
Fear of unemployment as a result of mechanisation is not new. Our ancestors feared automation, too.
News photographers discuss their personal favourite images of 2016
Getty Images photojournalists from around the world tell IBTimes UK the stories behind some of the most widely-used images of the year.
US unemployment rate hits nine-year low in November
Unemployment rate falls from 4.9% to 4.6% in November as non-farm payrolls fall slightly below expectations.
President Hollande announces he is not running for second term in 2017 presidential race
Hollande becomes first French president in 50 years to not seek a second term.
Asian markets mixed following Janet Yellen saying rates could be increased 'relatively soon'
Yellen said Donald Trump's victory in the American presidential election had not changed the Fed's plans on interest rates.
Asian markets slip as oil prices decline, dollar hits 13-year high
Markets are said to be awaiting US Fed Janet Yellen's congressional testimony, which is due later in the day.
UK unemployment falls to its lowest level for 11 years
UK jobless count continues to fall regardless of the country's Brexit vote.
Witness haunted by Lee Rigby's murder hanged himself after suffering mental trauma
Danny Cornelius, 38, saw the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby in 2013 unfold near his home in London.
UK employment holds steady at record levels
Jobless rates hold at 11-year lows but average earnings look set to be squeezed as inflation rises.
Clinton vs Trump marks the battle between progressive reinvention and minority populism
Clinton has her detractors, but Americans likely to look beyond minority populism to elect first female president.
Trump supporter Rudy Giuliani says GOP nominee is a better choice for president 'than a woman'
The former New York mayor also hailed Trump a 'genius' for allegedly not paying federal taxes.
FTSE Moves: Solid jobs data lifts London market
Jobless numbers continue to fall, prompting a rise in top-flight shares.
UK unemployment rate holds steady as number of people in work reaches all-time high
UK unemployment rate remains at lowest level since the three months between July and September 2005.
Finland mulling to test effects of paying basic income
The government will pay €560 to 2,000 randomly chosen working-age residents in an experiment that will begin in 2017.
FTSE Moves: Top flight stocks fall as Admiral warns of Brexit fears
Traders were also unimpressed by a fall in the UK jobless count
Tanzania cracks down on charities 'supporting' LGBT community
Homosexuality is illegal in Tanzania, where same-sex acts are punishable by life imprisonment.
Ugandan police arrest 20 people at Gay Pride event in Kampala
Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda, where legislators are trying to pass an anti-gay bill.
10,000 stranded Indian workers to return home after Saudi king's intervention
India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said that all travel, food and other expenses will be borne by Riyadh.
New Delhi plans to evacuate 10,000 starving jobless Indians from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj calls it a 'food crisis' and says efforts are on to provide relief.
FTSE Moves: London market sees increase on the back of upbeat UK employment levels
Share prices increase as UK unemployment falls to lowest level in more than a decade, according to ONS data.
Watch PMQs live: Tory PM Theresa May faces Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for first time
Conservative prime minister has been bolstered ahead of clash by news of a fall in unemployment rate.
Dow, S&P 500 reach new record highs, but Nasdaq closes down
The Nasdaq Composite was once again pushed into negative territory for the year.
US stocks settle mostly lower as oil price declines weigh
Investors are now waiting for the highly anticipated jobs report on Friday 8 July.
Exodus of expatriates on the rise following fall in commodity prices
The outflow has hit house rents and enrolments at international schools, and threatens to fuel unemployment.
Isolated LGBTI Ugandans face traumatic persecution in Kenyan refugee camps
IBTimes UK meets LGBTI Ugandans who claim they suffer attacks despite seeking safety in Kenya.
US market close: Stocks slump breaking 3-day win streak
Stocks finished lower as oil prices also snapped a 3-day win to end down over 1%.
Asian markets: Shanghai Composite gains following positive US data
US reports positive data on durable goods, pending home sales and initial jobless claims.
US market close: Stocks close mixed as oil rally runs out of steam ahead of Fed comments
Fed Chair Janet Yellen is expected to speak as she accepts an award at Harvard University on 27 May.
Global economic crisis linked to 260,000 cancer-related deaths
Data collected during the economic crisis suggest a rise in cancer-related mortality in the OECD.
Middle-class feminists smash glass ceilings - then leave sisters languishing behind
Influential feminism can become a closed shop and self-reverential, ignoring class divide.