After violent struggle for land, Thai campaigners face challenge to community farming
To farm in threatened Klong Sai Pattana, newcomers must pass a year long test and prove they can preserve the community's harmonious way of life
China's condom policies to prevent HIV fail to protect sex workers: research
"When police arrest sex workers, they will search for condoms, and that will decrease sex workers' willingness to carry and use condoms"
Contamination of water pushes up costs, makes safe water scarcer - study
Nearly 90 percent of world's urban watersheds face some level of degradation, making water treatment more expensive
The carcass of sheep that died from the El Nino-related drought in the Somaliland region
A man walks past the carcass of sheep that died from the El Nino-related drought in Marodijeex town of southern Hargeysa, in northern Somalia's semi-autonomous Somaliland region, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
Weather disasters raise conflict risk in multi-ethnic nations - study
A study found that nearly a quarter of armed conflicts in ethnically diverse countries since 1980 coincided in the same month with weather disasters
U.N. aid chief urges Security Council to push Aleppo aid access
Around 250,000 to 275,000 people in rebel-held eastern Aleppo are cut off since fighting closed the last supply route
U.S. health officials update Zika transmission and testing guidance
Authorities warn that the virus can be transmitted through unprotected sex with an infected female partner
EPA clears path to regulate carbon emissions from U.S. aircraft
"Addressing pollution from aircraft is an important element of U.S. efforts to address climate change"