Malala and Nobel laureates call on U.N. to stop Myanmar killings
"We urge you to take decisive actions to stop the violence against innocent civilians," Malala Yousafzai and 29 others, including British billionaire Richard Branson, said in an open letter to the U.N.
Floods leave Haitian farmers struggling in Irma's wake - U.N.
Haiti, one of the world's poorest nations, struggles to feed its population of 10 million, many of whom are subsistence farmers
Rape cases fuel anti-migrant angst in Italy ahead of election
An opinion poll in a newspaper showed 46 percent of Italians thought migrants represented a threat to their personal safety
Girl strapped with bomb kills 5 in Cameroon mosque
The girl of 12 or 13 years old arrived at a mosque in remote Kolofata at the first call to prayer at between five and six a.m
Small tea growers in India's Assam to get land rights for first time
Lack of documentation makes it hard for small tea growers to obtain loans and benefits from incentive schemes
'National scandal' as report shows soaring homelessness in England
Homelessness in England has risen by 60 percent in the past six years
India to offer jobs to manual sand miners after deaths exposé
Sand mining has been declared illegal in many parts of India with countless court petitions highlighting the danger it poses to coastlines, marine life, and sand reserves
Cameroon forest people: Land rights abuses threaten survival
"This disturbing situation foreshadows a future where we, as indigenous peoples, will no longer have land"
The pathway from Paris starts and ends with the media
Media need to serve an essential public good, and share the science, human stories and financial aspects of climate change