Thousands of new mothers in Britain forced out of jobs each year, survey finds
More than one in ten new mothers said they were dismissed, made redundant or treated so badly they felt they had to quit their jobs
Kenyan women boost health and wealth by growing crops in sacks
Sack farming allows families with little access to land and water to eat well and earn an income
Study throws doubt on education benefit of deworming children
'Deworming' is the removal of parasitic worms which affect millions of children in developing countries
Fighting stops aid reaching starving South Sudan children-charity
Thousands of people are living in "inhumane conditions" in northern South Sudan
Activists urge U.S. states to pass laws banning FGM
The number of women and girls in the U.S. who have undergone FGM or are at risk of the procedure has more than doubled since 2000 to more than half a million
Sri Lanka to harness wasted rainwater for crops, power
Plan to store and use rainwater that now drains into the sea will allow dry zone to better manage its water supply
South Sudan government forces commit war crimes in Unity-rights group
Government forces killed scores of civilians, carried out public gang rapes and burned people alive
Under Kremlin pressure, 'undesirable' U.S. charity pulls out of Russia
The MacArthur Foundation says new laws have made it "impossible to continue" to work in Russia
UN climate deal draft must be shorter, clearer - minister
The co-chairs of the negotiating process are due to produce a streamlined text on Friday
Zimbabwe farmers fear winter of hunger after poor tobacco crop
Thousands of small farmers have abandoned staple crops for tobacco but are now struggling amid drought