ANALYSIS-As climate change hits crops, debate heats up over use of plant gene data
Governments spar over how to share out benefits fairly from new high-tech methods to develop climate-resilient crops
Quake in northwestern Iran kills 4, injures 70 -reports
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the quake was felt by some 20 million people
Diet for healthy people, healthy planet too costly for some
At $2.84 per head per day, the 'ideal diet' would be beyond reach for nearly 1.6 billion people, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, researchers say
War crimes judges jail Congolese warlord Ntaganda for 30 years
The list of crimes on Ntaganda's charge sheet included conscription of child soldiers, as well as rape and sexual enslavement of both civilians and child soldiers
California wildfires spark interest in DIY home protection
From high-tech "fire blankets" to simple measures like clearing dead vegetation, home-owners can try to keep their properties safer as wildfire risks rise
OPINION: As drought hits, Zimbabweans are going hungry
But efforts to boost food security, health and nutrition in Zimbabwe's cities could have a big payoff
French police clear migrant tent camps in northern Paris
Since the closure of a huge migrant camp in Calais in 2016, many refugees have moved to Paris, which has repeatedly broken up camps only to see them pop up again in different areas
Water crisis builds in Egypt as dam talks falter, temperatures rise
Talk of physical conflict between the countries along the Nile has receded, but Egypt sees the dam as an existential threat that could decimate farming and damage power supplies
Militia in Congo kills 10 civilians in village raid
The attack comes five days after Congo launched a large-scale operation against insurgent group Allied Democratic Forces in an area which is also fighting to contain the Ebola epidemic
Heavy rains, flooding displace hundred of thousands in East Africa
Researchers warn warming oceans are causing unpredictable weather patterns in the region