Richest 62 people own same as half world's population - Oxfam
Up to 30 percent of all African financial wealth held offshore, costing $14 bn in lost tax revenues each year
Get Uber, FIFA and rich Muslims to help plug aid gap: experts
A $15 bln shortfall in global aid could be addressed by tapping into innovative sources of finance, UN panel says
FACTBOX - Taiwan's Tsai joins small band of women world leaders
Taiwan elects its first woman president. Which other countries have women at the helm?
Lebanese court lets transgender man change legal status to male
The decision will help support the rights of transgender people in Lebanon, activists said
Lebanese court lets transgender man change legal status to male
The decision will help support the rights of transgender people in Lebanon, activists said
Germany launches app to help refugees integrate
"Understanding how Germany works is the basis for getting on well together," the app website says
FEATURE-In Myanmar's Kachin, families uprooted by war pin hopes on new government
Fighting has displaced around 100,000 people in Kachin and northern Shan States since June 2011
Women in India's Mumbai get first permits to drive tuk-tuks
The new drivers will give priority to female passengers in an effort to offer women safe transportation
U.S. girls, women at risk of genital mutilation triples: study
Study finds a threefold rise in the number of girls, women in the United States at risk of female genital mutilation due to more migration from countries following the illegal practice.
Scotland proposes public register of land ownership
Land reform campaigners have long called for a register to increase transparency