India probes allegations of police rapes of tribal women - minister
Preliminary investigations found police raped eight women, molested six, and assaulted two in October 2015
Africa's first grid-connected biogas plant powers up
Using waste from vegetable and flower production, biogas is providing energy to Kenya's electricity network
Where are the women? Sweden's top diplomat wants to know
"You cannot have sustainable peace if you exclude half of the population." - Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom
Thousands in California and Nevada told to evacuate due to flooding
Two states that have suffered from drought for years have been walloped by storms over the past week
Watchdog urges greater protection of UK transgender prisoners as deaths climb
Transgender prisoners in Britain need more support and greater protection from bullying and harassment
More women lawmakers needed in UK as numbers 'shockingly low' - report
In highest ranked Rwanda, women represent 64 percent of its parliament, followed by Bolivia at 53 percent, Cuba at 49 percent and Iceland at 48 percent
Tens of thousands of people uprooted by militia violence in central Congo - U.N.
More than 100,000 people have fled fighting between government forces and militia group Kamuina Nsapu.
Gasoline taxes fall despite promises to slow climate change - study
Tax paid on the average litre of gasoline fell 13.3 percent to 24.2 cents in the first half of 2015 from 27.9 cents in the same period of 2003, according to global review of prices
Pakistan counts transgender people in national census for first time
Advocacy group Trans Action estimates there are at least 500,000 transgender people in Pakistan.
Climate change should not be 'partisan issue,' Kerry says
Climate change is "an issue that all of us should care about, regardless of political affiliation", says outgoing Secretary of State