INTERVIEW - Too many modern slaves left in limbo, warns new UK anti-slavery chief
"Decisions are taking longer, there are more people in the system ... it is not good for survivors"
Young Taiwanese reconnect with indigenous roots to heal trauma
The historical trauma of Taiwan's 16 indigenous groups - who were evicted from their land and banned from speaking their own languages - has only recently been acknowledged
Neighbors frown at California emoji house's 'bullying' paint job
Irate neighbors are not sure what they hate most about a local house's paint job - the garish pink color, the 'bullying' imagery or the fact that the home is drawing curious crowds
Homophobic political ads are legal, Israeli judge rules
Israeli party Noam tried to run billboards linking gay people and child trafficking in the lead-up to legislative elections
Amid rising hunger, Venezuela plantain crops threatened by fungus -agronomists
A hyperinflationary economic collapse has left millions of Venezuelans unable to obtain enough calories and has pushed diets toward starchy staples that grow readily in its tropical climate
Toxic mercury in fish rising with climate change and overfishing
Toxic mercury can cause neurological disorders in children and babies whose mothers eat fish while pregnant
Kyrgyzstan halts work at Chinese gold mine after clashes
The protests started after livestock grazing near the mine began to die last month - something that residents blamed on toxic spillage
Even in cities, natural signs can warn of floods, researchers find
A study says indigenous knowledge on how nature flags up extreme weather is also relevant in urban areas to help alert residents
Time's up for 'filthy brunettes' as UK festival bans sexist beer
The Great British Beer Festival said they had refused to stock sexist beers at the event for years, but had now gone public with their decision
OPINION: Harmful invasive species are on the move, we need a global alliance to stop them
There has been a baffling absence of an international alliance to track and respond to the movement of invasive species