Workers rights get Qatar nod as ILO poised decide on abuse probe
Qatar is keen to show it is tackling allegations of worker exploitation as it prepares to host the 2022 soccer World Cup
Robbed of childhood, Rohingya sketch out their trauma
"I ran past soldiers who shoved my neighbours into their houses. Then they set them on fire. I want people to know what happened. That's why I draw" - Shupira, 8.
Plague kills 124 in Madagascar, cities most affected - report
Plague is especially worrying because it started earlier in the season than usual and has hit urban rather than rural areas
From Bhutan to Cambodia, early warning saves lives in floods
"With extreme weather events becoming more frequent and erratic, access to real-time, accurate information can help build resilience among vulnerable communities"
Under Trump plan, refugees from 11 countries face additional U.S. barriers
The new requirements will put an additional burden on refugees fleeing war, famine or ethnic cleansing
When Women Rule: Kyrgyzstan's youngest female MP puts bride kidnapping, attacks on women in spotlight
Domestic violence, child marriage and bride kidnappings aren't a priority in Kyrgyzstan. But the country's youngest female member of parliament, Aida Kasymalieva is changing that.
When Women Rule: Nigerian lawmaker fears violence is scaring women away from politics
Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje has experienced discrimination, sexual innuendoes, physical threats and insubordination, mainly from male colleagues. But each time she fought back
Brazil's top court suspends controversial slavery decree
Campaigners said the decree by the labor ministry changed the way slavery was defined, limiting it to a victim's freedom of movement but disregarding other abuses
U.S. weighs calling Myanmar's Rohingya crisis 'ethnic cleansing'
Many U.S. lawmakers have clamored for a strong U.S. response to the crisis
INTERVIEW-Sierra Leone's first lady gets to grips with child marriage
The first lady was the first to propose a meeting of African leaders to eradicate child marriage in the region