Earlier bed delivery could have halved Sierra Leone Ebola outbreak - experts
Introducing the beds one month earlier could have reduced the number of reported cases by 7,500
British universities offer refuge to academics fleeing Syrian war
They will not be refugees but will have visas as visiting academics
Family watches as gay rights battle hits world theaters in "Freeheld"
Film about ailing New Jersey cop's fight to pass her pension to her partner stars Julianne Moore and Ellen Page
Chinese firms buy, lease far less African farmland than thought
Reports that Chinese firms are buying or leasing millions of hectares of African farmland are wildly exaggerated - expert
Sri Lanka Red Cross probes claim of sex-for-aid demand in former war zone
Red Cross investigating claims one of its staff demanded sexual favours from a woman in return for providing her with a grant
FEATURE-Climate change threatens future of Canada's northern hunters
In parts of the Northwest Territories, average annual temperatures have risen more than 3 degrees Celsius in past two decades
Sub-Saharan Africa rates poorly in equal education for boys and girls - U.N.
Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Chad, Niger, Guinea, Eritrea and Ivory Coast worst performing countries for primary enrolment
North Korean defector trafficked, raped hopes her story raises awareness
N.Korean defector Yeonmi Park, who was trafficked and raped at 13, hopes her story will highlight abuses in her homeland
Scientists predict drier Horn of Africa as climate warms
Global climate models have predicted the region will become wetter, a claim undermined by new evidence
In 26 countries, girls more likely to be married off than go to high school - charity
Each day about 39,000 girls worldwide are forced to marry and 62 million girls are not in school, half of them adolescents.