Venezuela: A Venezuelan woman had grown used to shortages. Then her HIV drugs ran out

Jesús Aguais, founder of AID for AIDS International, said his nonprofit used to have a permit to bring up to $2 million worth of HIV drugs into Venezuela annually. Without citing a reason, the government abruptly refused to renew its license in 2014, he said.  

UK: Trauma as travellers face a gender issue going through security

Determining sex is often a requirement of checks at airports and stations. But if staff are unsure, how they respond is key

UK: Eddie Izzard: ‘Everything I do in life is trying to get my mother back

Eddie Izzard relishes a challenge. The transgender hero has done standup in French and German, run dozens of marathons, and is now in a period drama with Judi Dench. But, he reveals, his can-do attitude has a melancholy source…