Indian Railways wave red flag to stop child traffickers in transit
"If the journey of trafficked and vulnerable children is not stopped at the stations, the children will simply disappear once they reach their destinations"
INTERVIEW-Gunslinging Pakistani girls in lawless land shoot for Academy Award
"Pakistan gets a bad rap when it comes to feminism - but we've had some incredibly strong women from there, including Benazir Bhutto, Malala and this young woman"
Post office workers grow vegetables, breed chickens on Paris rooftop "farm"
By 2020, the French capital will host more than 100 hectares (0.39 square mile) of rooftop gardens and planted walls
Botanic gardens are world's "best hope" for saving threatened plants
"If we do not conserve our plant diversity, humanity will struggle to solve the global challenges of food and fuel security, environmental degradation, and climate change"
Rising Heat: A warming planet braces for a sweltering future
Can we cool the risks of an invisible disaster?
U.N. experts urge Aung San Suu Kyi to meet persecuted Rohingya
Myanmar has rejected U.N. accusations that its forces are engaged in ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims.
Female U.S. Marine becomes first woman to pass gruelling infantry officer training
Physical and mental tests include hikes carrying loads up to 152 pounds (69 kg), swimming, obstacle courses, land navigation and weapons assembly
'Cursed', blind female Ethiopian rights lawyer shares 'alternative Nobel Prize'
"I started my fight, not by telling people, but showing people that I'm able to contribute. I have one disability but I have 99 abilities"
U.S. appeals court to consider rights of gay workers
The Trump administration's involvement in the lawsuit is one of several moves it has made that has alarmed LGBT groups
EXCLUSIVE-Mexico unlikely to find more quake survivors, emergency chief says
The 7.1 magnitude quake struck one week ago, killing 326 people and damaging 11,000 homes