With drought looming, Sri Lanka tries something new: preparing
Officials are removing taxes on imported rice, restricting reservoir use and looking for alternatives to hydropower as drought looms
FEATURE-In LGBT "paradise", Thai transgender activist breaks barriers to education
In a landmark case, Nada Chaiyajit petitioned her school to issue her official documents according to the gender identity she has chosen, on the basis of her rights rather than mental illness
Red Cross vow to continue aid after workers killed in northeast Nigeria
Nigerian government says air force bombing of the camp in in Borno state was a "regrettable operational mistake"
United States delivers $500 mln grant to global climate fund
Money comes days before Obama hands over to Trump, who has urged halting U.S. funds for U.N. global warming programmes
U.N. warns of famine risk in Somalia amid worsening drought
"Early action is the only way to demonstrate that we have learnt the lessons from the past to avert another catastrophe"
Nearly 200 more child workers freed as crackdown continues in south India
The states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have become hubs for child labour, activists said
Trump election prompts U.S. mothers to warn children about assault - poll
Release of the research comes just days before hundreds of thousands of women are expected to flood the nation's capital for a Women's March
Popular British TV drama to feature female genital mutilation plotline
"I thought this would be a fascinating story"
INTERVIEW-"Wait and see" no longer an option for disaster response - IFRC chief
"We see much more money being spent in responding to disasters and very little in preventing them"
Fraudsters use sham UK charity appeals to steal money via emails, social media
Some emails contained details of a bogus donation to Syrian families