Demands grow for 'global justice' on climate damage at U.N. talks
Funding to cover the losses poor nations are suffering from more extreme weather and rising seas will be high on the agenda at U.N. conference in Madrid
In rain-short Niger, wasps deployed in war on crop-munching worm
As millet-destroying worm thrives in drier conditions, farmers learn how to breed wasps that can control the pest damaging their food supplies and incomes
Man's work morphs into woman's world in Zimbabwe
Millions of women take on the sort of hard, physical jobs once done by men as traditions break under the strain of a failing economy and working men go elsewhere
Glories of old Kabul emerge from decades of war - and trash
In a city brimming with security checkposts and newbuilds, old mosques, community bath houses and gardens have come back to life, drawing visitors and locals alike
U.S. launches anti-violence effort for indigenous women, girls
Task force aims to improve coordination and communication among federal, state and tribal authorities in response to cases of missing and murdered indigenous women and children
Migrants safeguard Italy's culinary heritage amid hostile rhetoric
Amid rising racism - from online hate speech to football fans subjecting black players to monkey chants - many Italian farmers desperate for labour have welcomed migrants
Leading LGBT+ activist found dead in Haiti
The body of Jeudy Charlot, who was 46 and led one of the Caribbean's few LGBT+ rights organizations, was found on Monday
With 'thank you' emails, polite Britons burn thousands of tonnes of carbon a year
If each adult sent one less email a day, Britain could reduce its carbon output by 16,433 tonnes - equal to more than 81,000 flights from London to Madrid
Energy-short South Sudan powers up - but with fossil fuels
The capital Juba has a new power plant run on diesel fuel - but backers argue it's cleaner than running the city on diesel generators
Red Cross boosts disaster-prone communities with blockchain 'cash'
The technology allows slumdwellers and rural villagers with simple mobile phones to effectively create their own local currencies to bootstrap development