Global firms aim to 'change lives' by backing UK's ethical companies
Global technology giant SAP has unveiled plans to promote ethical firms on its 2 trillion pound a year trading platform Ariba and it will also award more contracts to British social enterprises
Saudi court postpones hearing for women activists after new arrests
Most of the 11 women on trial had campaigned for the right to drive and an end to the kingdom's male guardianship system
Georgia's ban on foreign landowners leaves farmers in limbo
A ban on foreigners owning farmland introduced last year in Georgia's new constitution has thwarted hundreds of small farmers
Nicaragua crisis forces 60,000 people to flee homes in past year - U.N.
Protests in Nicaragua first erupted last April when the leftist government of President Daniel Ortega moved to reduce welfare benefits
Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein probe 'labour abuses' in Ethiopian factories
One of the poorest nations in Africa, Ethiopia is pushing to switch its economic focus to manufacturing, in the face of increased scrutiny over conditions in the supply chains of global brands
UK to offer free sanitary products to primary school pupils
Some 10 percent of girls in Britain have been unable to afford sanitary products
'Falling through the cracks': vulnerable U.S. homeowners overlooked after disasters
Mobile home residents often are not able to access the post-disaster assistance available to other homeowners
World's first vagina museum in London to tackle taboos
Through workshops and events, the museum will be a space to address issues like female genital mutilation, rape, domestic abuse, and sexual health
From roads to water, Nairobi slum upgrades bear fruit for residents
Improvements to infrastructure and services in Kenya's capital are boosting local incomes, reducing disaster risk, and laying the basis for greener development
Heritage site or home? Indigenous Thais fight for right to forest
Renowned for its diverse wildlife, Thailand's biggest national park is also home to about 30 communities of ethnic Karen people, who have traditionally lived and farmed there