Nearly 36 mln people are slaves, Qatar in focus: global index
Ten countries alone account for 71 percent of the world's slaves
Congo declares its Ebola outbreak over
Congo's outbreak, which killed 49 of 66 people infected, is unrelated to the outbreak in West Africa
INTERVIEW-Name, shame and sue leaders stealing from state coffers
Transparency International's new chief aims to unmask the corrupt in an era in which graft has gone global
EXCLUSIVE-Taxpayer funds save Congo plantation paying workers $1/day
Development funds from European governments have helped to rescue a Cayman Islands-registered palm oil company
Attacks on aid workers in Central African Republic hindering relief efforts
MSF says the UN peacekeeping force has failed to create a secure environment for aid workers and ordinary citizens
Is climate change making the Ebola outbreak worse?
Extreme weather, forest loss and malnutrition may play a role in spreading the virus and weakening immune systems
Mysterious killings in east Congo prompt anger at U.N. and army
Some 120 people have been slaughtered in recent wave of overnight massacres in region near Ugandan border
To protect Congo Basin forest, ask local people how to use it
Without proper land use planning, forest communities often lose out from exploitation of natural resources
Ebola-carrying bats may be heroes as well as villains
Scientists believe bats may also shed valuable light on fighting infection