Anti-graft watchdog warns EU of corruption risk in 5 countries
Lack of progress in fighting corruption in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine is hampering democratic progress
Rising number of local governments set targets to cut emissions
States and regions are making commitments to low-carbon growth ahead of Paris climate summit
U.N. rights body calls for end to child and forced marriage
Some 15 million girls are forced into marriage every year
Scapegoated faith healers needed in Sierra Leone health system - report
People often trust their local healers more than health clinics, where overworked staff can be rude, dismissive or charge for services that should be free
FEATURE: North Korean defector lifts lid on world's most secret state
After leaving hermit state at 17, Hyeonseo Lee began to discover full horror of government that had fed her propaganda since birth
Somalia reached "tipping point", can secure peace, U.N. official says
Government still needs to tackle corruption and threats from an Islamist insurgency, experts say
Tanzania gives free land to coax flood victims from disaster zones
Dar es Salaam tries a new tactic in getting people to move out of harm's way
HIV stigma, fear linger in UK as infection rates continue to rise
"I've met hundreds of people who have been diagnosed but are too frightened to talk about it because of the stigma"
Child labour on the rise among Syrian children as crisis spirals -agencies
Syrian refugee children are the joint or sole breadwinners in almost half of households surveyed in Jordan
Four sentenced to death in Tanzania for killing albino teenager
The court was told the killers planned to sell the victim's organs for use in witchcraft