LGBT Kenyans hope for court win after India scraps 'gay sex' ban
Homosexuality is taboo in the east African nation and the persecution of sexual minorities is rife
Turning waste into bioplastics, Mexico strikes green gold
The race is on to find more environmentally friendly alternatives as plastic clutters up the world's oceans
LGBT-friendly Berlin mosque deradicalises Muslim youth
More than 5,000 Europeans - most from Britain, France, Germany and Belgium - have joined fighters in Syria and Iraq
Fight climate change by granting indigenous rights to forests - report
Indigenous and local communities own more than half the world's land under customary rights. Yet they only have secure legal rights to 10 percent
World sinks to 10-year happiness low
Conflict-hit Central African Republic was the world's unhappiest place last year
Colombia failing to fight child sexual exploitation
The trafficking and sexual exploitation of children is particularly rife in tourist cities and illegal gold mining areas
Despite reforms, Qatar's migrant workers still fear exploitation
Migrant workers outnumber the local workforce in Qatar by nearly 20 to one. Most are from the Philippines, South Asia and Africa.
Scottish global gathering for good sees young, bright future for business
"The key thing (that's changed) in the decade is the transformational views of, and engagement with, young people"
Britain 'failing' its itinerant traveller communities - lawmakers
Lawmakers called for a change of government policy that would address both the needs of travellers and settled communities
U.N. chief turns up heat on governments to cool climate change
"If we do not change course by 2020, we risk missing the point where we can avoid runaway climate change"