Climate to push forest-eating beetles to northern U.S., Canada, scientists predict
Where the southern pine beetle has struck in the past, timber industries have been hard hit
Tragic child deaths spur Indian schoolgirl to fundraise for oxygen
"No child can be denied the right to life, and in this case the right to breathe"
Lebanon calls on UN to renew peacekeepers' mandate
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrols Lebanon's southern border with Israel
Kung Fu nuns strike back at rising sex attacks on women in India
Kung Fu nuns strike back at rising sex attacks on women in India
For first time, Saudi women step into haj emergency role
"We consider the women's section a step forward to demonstrate that women can work in any place and in any field"
Indian TV soap glorifying child marriage goes off air after protests
India has been cracking down on child marriage and campaigners said such portrayals in the media could dent progress
Libyan coastguard rescues nearly 500 off Tripoli - official
A plan was agreed in Paris on Monday by four European countries and three African states to support nations struggling to contain the flow of people
Cities and companies team up to tackle urban water crises - study
Cities and companies are teaming up to invest billions of dollars in water management projects
Buzz as world's biggest drone drug deliveries take off in Tanzania
Drones will cut the drug delivery bill for Tanzania's capital by $58,000 a year
War-ravaged South Sudan passes budget, but funding will be "difficult"
Finance ministry said last month that it needs donors to fund more than a third of the proposed budget