U.S. FDA eases 31-year ban on blood donations from gay men
U.S. health regulators will recommend that gay men be allowed to donate blood one year after their last sexual contact
UN says Libya rivals agree 'in principle' to peace talks
Talks have been repeatedly delayed due to difficulties getting the parties to agree to meet
Surviving the tsunami - personal stories
Survivors' stories as vivid in 2014 as when they were filmed
Exhausted Sierra Leone medics battle Ebola in the red zone
Of the three impoverished countries worst hit by the Ebola outbreak, Sierra Leone now has the most cases and the numbers are rising fastest.
Can non-economic losses from climate impacts be quantified?
Asking Pakistani villagers who have suffered losses reveals which matter most and puts a number on their value
Hundreds of civilians killed in Libya fighting as crisis deepens - UN
The International Criminal Court is investigating the situation in Libya for human rights violations
Female fighters of the Kurdish People's Protection Units
Female fighters of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) near the border between Syria and Iraq, December 22, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer
Build greener to tackle climate change, Arab cities urged
Rapid urbanisation piles stress on social services and infrastructure in region already vulnerable to warming
Over 1,000 Islamist militants killed in US strikes in Syria- monitor
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says only 52 were civilians