U.S. one of nations least likely to meet new development goals - study
Income gap between rich and poor, consumption behaviour and environmental protection hold US back, experts say
India's minority Christians seek justice seven years after deadly riots
Survivors of some of the worst anti-Christian violence in India in recent times appeal to the president for help
Violence, self-harm and suicide common among trafficked children - researchers
Children driven to attempt suicide after being trafficked as sex slaves or forced labourers in situations "akin to torture"
FACTBOX-Why does Europe have a migration crisis and how does it compare with others worldwide?
Why has the number of refugees and migrants suddenly jumped and how does the crisis compare with others around the world?
Sweden's first LGBT retirement home - a model for rainbow ageing?
Sweden is ranked as one of Europe's best countries for LGBT rights
Huku ukame ukiathiri mahindi, Tanzania yapika viazi vitamu
Farmers in Tanzania are switching to growing sweet potato as a strategy to cope with drought and improve food security
As drought hits maize, Tanzania cooks up a sweet potato fix
Farmers in Tanzania are switching to growing sweet potato as a strategy to cope with drought and improve food security
SPECIAL SERIES-How to keep a girl from skipping school, marrying? Give her a toilet
In schools with no toilets, girls resort to surrounding grasslands, braving snakes and peeping boys
Over 1.5 million people hit by floods in India's tea region of Assam
Heavy monsoon rains have caused rivers to burst their banks, killing more than 50 people this year
Refugees from war distinct from economic migrants, says Angelina Jolie
"Syrians are fleeing barrel bombs, chemical weapons, rape and massacres," writes actress and U.N. refugee envoy Angelina Jolie