World Bank to cease financing upstream oil and gas after 2019
"The World Bank has sent a damning vote of no confidence to the future of the fossil fuel industry" - Greenpeace International
U.N. warns of new Syrian refugee wave to Europe if aid dries up
"We had the experience of 2015, we don't want to repeat that"
Botswana court orders govt to recognise transgender woman as female
A conservative southern African nation of 2 mln people, Botswana has been reluctant to fully acknowledge the rights of the LGBT community
FACTBOX-One Planet summit turns to private sector for climate action
Key pledges made around the "One Planet" summit in Paris
SPECIAL REPORT-Unfettered construction raises U.S. hurricane costs
Homes built in violation of National Flood Insurance Program rules are undermining efforts to deal with worsening U.S. floods
WIDER IMAGE-War-scarred neighbourhoods in Ukraine's rebel-held Donetsk
"With no money, we were left in the street, with absolutely nothing. Everything burned, nothing was left ... even spoons and forks were gone"
Cholera resurges in Zambian capital Lusaka, WHO says
The main affected areas are the densely populated districts of Lusaka, Chipata and Kanyama, where poor sanitation may favour the spread of the disease
Death toll from fighting in S.Sudan's Great Lakes rises to 170
Violence prompted the government to declare a three-month state of emergency in the region and surrounding areas on Monday
U.S. military must accept transgender recruits by Jan. 1, judge rules
Several transgender service members filed a lawsuit after Trump said in July he would ban transgender people from the military
Amnesty accuses EU of abetting migrant rights violations in Libya
Up to 20,000 people are held in detention camps in Libya and subject to "torture, forced labour, extortion, and unlawful killings"