As sales boom, Chile's 'green gold' is blamed for water shortages
Chile's Petorca province is a major exporter of avocados - but conflict over water is growing as climate change brings worsening drought
Canned tuna brands found failing to combat slavery in supply chains
As the demand for tuna grows - an industry worth about $42 billion - so does the risk of human rights abuses including labour exploitation, slavery and trafficking
FACTBOX-From money to violence, 10 facts about women's lives today
Here are 10 facts illustrating where women stand today
It's (still) a man's world as equality pledges fail 1.4 bln women
World is way off track to meet a 2030 deadline for achieving gender equality, with not one country having reached the 'last mile'
Next generation of female footballers hope World Cup nets new fans
Football Association aims to double female participation by 2020, since only about 41% of girls under 10 currently play soccer in Britain compared to almost all boys of the same age
Separatist conflict in Cameroon traps girls in sex and servitude
Separatist conflict in Cameroon has forced more children into work and left them vulnerable to slave-like conditions as thousands of schools shut and families fight poverty
Grave problem: No space for the dead in Zimbabwe's growing cities
With cemeteries in and around the city full to capacity, local authorities are encouraging citizens to consider alternatives to traditional burial
UK govt to help savers invest in good under new initiative
The government wants to make it as simple as possible for 'ordinary savers' to put money into issues they care about
Mexico City to decriminalize sex work, eyes steps to cut trafficking
Sex work is allowed in much of Mexico but states have different and sometimes unclear rules, meaning workers frequently operate in legal vacuums
Missouri abortion clinic to stay open for now after court order
Planned Parenthood sued Missouri this week after state health officials said the license for Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood in St. Louis was in jeopardy