When Women Rule: Kenyan rebel evades child marriage and Maasai curses to win power
"When I was growing up, I was just thinking: 'How do I get to defend the girl child? For me, it became the drive"
When Women Rule: Corporate woman turns village head to bring roads, water and banking to rural Indians
"There are some officials who find it hard to take orders from me. But the villagers here don't care and are more interested in the work I do ... that's what matters"
Clandestine sex industry booms in Rohingya refugee camps
"At least 500 Rohingya prostitutes live in Kutupalong. Recruiters now have their eyes set on the newcomers"
Police failing modern-day slaves across Britain as cases rise - watchdog
Despite an upsurge in slavery and human trafficking cases over the past year, many are being poorly investigated, or not followed up on at all
Low-pitched, rumbling rocks could help predict when earthquakes strike, research says
The sounds are emitted typically a week before an earthquake occurs, so deciphering them would allow scientists to pinpoint the timing of a tremor
Nicaragua will join Paris climate pact, leaving U.S., Syria isolated
Nicaragua, a poor Central American nation often threatened by hurricanes, was the only nation to reject the agreement in 2015
Forest fires stoke record loss in world tree cover -monitor
Global tree cover losses rose 51 percent in 2016
Britain lobbies for transgender rights - without dropping word "women"
"The UK does not object to the use of the term 'pregnant woman'"
New school offers education "salvation" for Syrian girls in Lebanon
"I still want to go back to Syria and fulfill my dream there, in Damascus University"