At least 1,500 Britons killed by climate change-fuelled heat this century
In a new study, scientists explore how governments could better measure the losses and damage caused by global warming around the world
Tobacco exporter faces slavery charges in landmark Brazil case
Workers were found living in poor conditions at the farm and exposed to high concentrations of nicotine, Labor inspectors say
UK to criminalise 'horrific' strangling attacks under domestic abuse bill
Campaigners say new law on "non-fatal strangulation" will help save lives
China counters Uighur criticism with explicit attacks on women witnesses
As allegations of human rights violations mount, China is focusing on discrediting female Uighur witnesses behind recent reports of abuse
Yemenis reel from poverty, hunger as U.N pleads for funds and war's end
Yemenis face desperation and starvation as the country's six-year war leaves economy shattered and many struggling to survive
Nicaraguan coffee farmers brew fresh plans after hurricanes wreck harvests
In the Jinotega region, a co-operative is helping small coffee producers diversify crops and find sustainable ways to keep up incomes as rising heat, storms and disease harm harvests
Families wait as Nigerian security forces search for 300 abducted girls
An armed gang kidnapped 317 girls from the Government Girls Science Secondary School in the town of Jangebe
EXCLUSIVE-European officials urge World Bank to exclude fossil-fuel investments
In a letter, senior officials from Europe said the World Bank's management should expand its climate change strategy to end backing for coal, oil and most gas projects
IMF, World Bank pledge to support G20 push against global climate risks
IMF and World Bank will work together to combat climate change by looking more closely at climate-related financial stability risk and using other tools at their disposal
U.N. rights chief decries arrests in China, abuses in Xinjiang
Reports about violations including arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, sexual violence and forced labour in Xinjiang need independent assessment, U.N. rights chief says