India grants Pfizer patent on pneumonia vaccine in blow to aid group
Decision bars other companies from making cheaper copies of the vaccine and allows Pfizer to exclusively sell it in India until 2026
U.S.-led strikes kill more than 170 Raqqa civilians, monitor, sources say
UN says at least 200,000 people have fled Raqqa in recent months and that up to 20,000 civilians remain trapped inside
Elderly Mexican villagers cling to town, fight plans to flood land
Pressure to sell their homes to the government has divided families, friends and neighbors, fueling distrust and the stigmatization of those who do sell
Boko Haram Nigerian child bombings this year are quadruple 2016's -UNICEF
Eighty-three children had been used as bombers since Jan. 1, 2017
Ethiopia's Tigray Region bags gold award for greening its drylands
Tigray has managed to improve soil and water conservation, and closed off 1.2 mln hectares of land to allow plants to regrow
Thailand bans baby formula marketing to boost breastfeeding
Thailand has one of the world's lowest breastfeeding rates
Hong Kong braces for typhoon Hato, some flights cancelled
Rough seas with swells were expected with maximum sustained wind speeds near Hato's centre of 120 kph
Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says U.S. research
While soil absorbs carbon in organic matter from plants and trees as they decompose, agriculture has helped deplete that carbon accumulation in the ground
Iraq must ensure Islamic State's victims of sexual violence see justice -U.N.
Thousands of people have been subjected to sexual violence since Islamic State militants swept across vast swathes of Iraq in 2014