Climate change and inequality derailing global goals, scientists tell U.N.
Countries must put into practice ways to address vast gaps in wealth distribution and access to economic opportunities and technological advances, leading scientists tell U.N.
Purgatory in paradise: Bahamas tent cities to house Dorian survivors
Officials are planning to erect two 'tent city' relief centers capable of housing around 4,000 people around hard-hit Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco Island
'Day of Fire': Blazes ignite suspicion in Amazon town
Government data recorded 124 blazes in Novo Progresso on Aug 10 - on the same day last year there were just six
U.N. investigators link U.S., Syrian and Russian forces to war crimes
The eight-year-old war has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands and forced 13 million people from their homes
OPINION: Unleashing the power of women to transform the world’s poorest countries
If we are committed to transforming the lives of women across the globe, we have to start with the least developed countries
Thousands pray for rain in Indonesia as forests go up in smoke
Fires have burnt through parts of Sumatra and Borneo island for over a month and the government has sent 9,000 military, police and disaster agency personnel to fight the flames
Cambodia feared lagging behind predators in cybersex trafficking crackdown
FBI agents are training Cambodian police to investigate the crime amid concerns it is becoming more prevalent
Air conditioning for all? Hotter world faces risk of 'cooling poverty'
As extreme heat grows with climate change, finding cheaper and greener cooling is crucial to protect both people and the climate, experts say
INTERVIEW-African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda in coming weeks - UNHCR
Libya has become the main conduit for Africans fleeing war and poverty trying to reach Europe, since former leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled 2011
Dorian's death toll in Bahamas rises to 50 -official
Dorian was one of the strongest Caribbean hurricanes on record and stands as the worst disaster in Bahamian history