New ways to lower investment risk seek to propel climate action
How do you boot-strap limited government funds into big cash? Find clever ways to lower the risk for private investors
Kenya's flourishing flower sector is not all roses for Maasai herdsmen
In many parts of East Africa, governments are pushing pastoralist communities to switch to settled farming
US-led strikes pound Islamic State in Iraq, kill 250 fighters
Wednesday's US strikes around Falluja city may be among deadliest ever against Islamic State
INTERVIEW-"Come home and help", urges Central African Republic doctor
A fifth of CAR's population is displaced, hunger rates have rocketed and many health facilities are empty
Top US human rights groups fare poorly on openness about funds, watchdog says
The groups are among some 200 think tanks worldwide ranked by Georgian-based Transparify
SPECIAL REPORT-Attacks on LGBT people rarely prosecuted as hate crimes
The massacre of 49 people in an Orlando, Florida, gay bar puts a spotlight on hate crimes against LGBT people
Urging tougher stance, UN adds 2,500 peacekeepers to Mali
Mali has become the deadliest place to serve as a UN peacekeeper
Scientists put $177 bln price tag on cost of poor child growth
Children who have poor growth in their first years of life tend to perform worse at school
US ambassador to UN slams nations 'making no effort' for refugees
"Worse, some countries are actually cutting back on the number of admitted refugees," ambassador says
Gay men in Ivory Coast attacked for showing support to Orlando victims - rights group
Ivory Coast is one of the few African countries where same-sex acts are legal and have never been criminalised