Tropical Storm Nate kills 22 in Central America, heads for U.S.
Costa Rica's government declared a state of emergency, closing schools and all other non-essential services
Criticised for overlooking slavery risks, L'Oreal keeps eye on mica, executive says
"At L'Oreal we take this topic very seriously and have a zero tolerance policy with regards to any type of forced labor including modern slavery"
All-male panel on feminism comes under fire in Mexico
Panel led by feminist and anthropologist Marta Lamas has been criticised online as "feminism for dummies"
Cities make for healthier, happier people - report
Downtown residents are more active and socially engaged than people who live in the sprawl of suburbia
Banned for not wearing hijab, Iranian chess champion will play for U.S.
"It feels good and ... peaceful to play for a federation where I am welcomed and supported"
U.N. blacklists Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen
Yemen has been devastated by more than two years of civil war
EXPERT VIEWS - Why do land rights matter to communities and companies?
More than half of land rights conflicts in the developing world are not resolved
U.S. anti-bias law does not protect transgender workers -Justice Dept
"We are confident that the courts will see this flip in position for what it is - an anti-LGBT political pronouncement that finds no support in the law"
Syria fighting worst since Aleppo, air strikes deadly -aid agencies
"For the past two weeks, we have seen an increasingly worrying spike in military operations that correlates with high levels of civilian casualties"
U.S. officials cite need for caution in addressing Rohingya crisis
"We're sitting here in our white shirts and our suits and these people are being slaughtered and thrown out of their country"