In first, scientists use phones to track dengue outbreaks in poor nations
The researchers forecast suspected outbreaks of dengue up to two weeks ahead of time
Energy efficiency can boost cities' resilience
Energy efficiency has community-wide benefits, such as the creation of jobs and lower bills
The face of the future is the face of a teenage girl – invest in her
Continuing to overlook teenage girls is to no one's benefit - when we invest in girls we are building a better future for all of us
Britain to lift ban on women in frontline combat jobs
United States has also announced that all combat roles will be opened to women
U.N. powerless to stop South Sudan's explosion into war in 2013, says former mission head
Scale of violence shocked everyone, including the South Sudanese leaders themselves, says UN former head of mission
INTERVIEW-Iraq's war children face void without world's help- UNICEF country chief
"We are faced with a whole generation losing its way and losing prospects for a healthy future" - UNICEF Iraq representative
Famine threatens pockets of northeast Nigeria ravaged by Boko Haram - analysts
Nigerian government says violence has pushed food insecurity and malnutrition to emergency levels in northeast
Super typhoon hits Taiwan, cutting power and transport
Super typhoon drives thousands from homes, disrupts power supply and forces cancellation of over 500 flights
World Bank arm's loan to Uzbek cotton firm risks fuelling forced labor, say activists
Four Uzbek nationals have filed a complaint against the World Bank's private sector arm