FEATURE-Wise and serene, owl power swoops into animal therapy in England
Animal therapy is being used to support people with health issues where conventional public health spending falls short
10 facts about air pollution on World Environment Day
Tackling the causes of dirty air and climate change together could bring big benefits for public health
After equal marriage, LGBT+ Germans fight for the right to a family
Same-sex couples who want to have a family in Germany still face legal and cultural barriers
INTERVIEW-Thailand needs neighbours' help to crack down on slavery at sea - activist
Fishing vessels are increasingly registering in nearby countries to avoid scrutiny, said a rights campaigner
Cameroon tops list of world's most neglected displacement crises
Hundreds of villages have been burned, hospitals have been attacked and nearly 800,000 children have seen their schools close, said the Norwegian Refugee Council
FEATURE-Trees or sugar? Conservationists, traditional kingdom clash over Ugandan forest
Plans to raze a section of forest have sparked a passionate debate over who owns the land and how it should be used
Canada pledges to step up on global women's health amid 'push back'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the politicization of women's rights was having "devastating consequences" around the world
Amal Clooney advises companies to step up human rights to profit
If they don't act on rights abuses, businesses risk being judged by their employees, shareholders and the public, says high-profile lawyer
As cases pass 2,000, key facts about Congo's Ebola epidemic
The world's second-biggest outbreak has killed 1,346 people since it was detected in August last year
10 facts on growing legal access to abortion worldwide
26 countries ban abortion outright, even where a woman's life is at risk. These countries are home to 90 million women of reproductive age