Rural U.S. states have biggest gender pay gaps, report shows
Women doing the same work as men in four rural U.S. states earn roughly a third less money, according to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress.
Deaths of Canadian aboriginals met with indifference, families say
Canada's Minister of Indigenous Affairs Carolyn Bennett said the title of a panel on which the families spoke, "Canada's Shame," was fitting
Brazil's largest grocery chain pledges to chop deforestation, slavery from supply chain
Pão de Açúcar promises to stop buying beef produced by slaves, or cattle produced on land grabbed from local communities
Civil unrest, El Nino hit Burundians hard, thousands in need of aid - Red Cross
Civil unrest forces 250,000 Burundians to flee, but those remaining in the country have to endure a very strong El Nino
Scotland moves against wealthy gentry dominating land
"Scotland's land grabs took place a couple of hundred years ago... now communities are trying to get some balance of ownership"
India street children back new campaign to find missing youngsters
"I know what it's like on the street. There is always the fear of something not good happening," said C. Ashok, 19
"Sludge" can help China curb emissions and power cities, says think tank
If 10 percent of the sludge was treated in bioenergy plants, China's carbon emissions would be reduced by 380 million tonnes a year
World Bank ramps up help for poor to adapt to climate change
Bank will put more of its funds into protecting developing nations from extreme weather and rising seas
Leader in anti-slavery fight says global effort "has failed" so far
"Modern slavery continues to boom as an industry, and criminals continue to view it as a low risk and high reward crime"