More precious than gold: 10 years of indigenous land rights under the UN Declaration
Signed 10 years ago, the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples marked a huge step forward - but its promise remains unfulfilled, says Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
Taiwan battens down for Typhoon Talim, mainland China braces for twin storms
There are fears that Talim could become a super typhoon as it hurtles towards China
'Right to Dream': African academy aims to curb exploitation of young footballers
Countless boys in West Africa enrol in football academies to establish a career at one of Europe's top teams, yet many of them are duped by unscrupulous men posing as agents
Shocked residents return to Irma-ravaged Florida Keys
Categorized as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, Irma claimed more than 60 lives, officials said
Progress on global poverty and disease at risk - Gates
Proposed US budget cuts could jeopardise great progress in reducing global poverty and disease and lead to millions more deaths, says philanthropist
Returning Florida evacuees stunned by Irma's wreckage as death toll climbs
"This is going to be a frustrating event. It's going to take some time to let people back into their homes particularly in the Florida Keys"
INTERVIEW-UN seeks "massive" aid boost amid Rohingya "emergency within an emergency"
The refugees have arrived in the middle of the rainy season - many are hungry and sick and lack shelter or clean water.
Pastor Louicesse Dorsaint and his wife Maria stand in front of their church which was damaged by Hurricane Irma in Immokalee
Pastor Louicesse Dorsaint stands with his wife Maria Dorsaint in front of their church, Haitian United Evangelical Mission, which was damaged by flooding from Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Florida, U.S. September 12, 2017 REUTERS/Stephen Yang
Trapped by landmines and a creek, Rohingya languish in no-man's land
Thousands of Rohingya are stuck in buffer zone on Myanmar's border with Bangladesh.
FEATURE-Pakistani cricket hero aims to turn green tide to political tsunami
Can tree planting and clean energy advances in Imran Khan's home province lay a road for him to national power?