Top mobile company Telefonica Brasil found guilty of slave labor
The company and its contractors will be fined R$200,000 ($53,167), but also risk being added to a 'dirty list' of companies found guilty of slave labor
Iranian women defy prison threats by sending veil videos - activist
Under Iran's Islamic law, imposed after the 1979 revolution, women are obliged to cover their hair in public. Violators are publicly admonished, fined or arrested.
Polish 'I am LGBT' campaign attracts tens of thousands of Twitter supporters
The #jestemLGBT campaign comes as critics accuse Poland's ruling Law and Justice party of fanning intolerance in the country
U.S. consumers expect changes in energy supplies, autos in 10 yrs - survey
Cost and reliability remain top concerns but ecological impact and a changing climate are also important - not only for individuals but business executives too, survey shows
Malaysia working to tighten laws on forest protection, says minister
Green groups say power over the use of Malaysia's forests should be transferred to central government, as states have over-exploited them for profit
In dragons vs. tourists fight, Indonesian villagers to lose out
Thousands of residents of an island in eastern Indonesia could be forced to relocate to conserve rare Komodo dragons and tourism
ANALYSIS-That river has rights: new strategy to protect planet
In a growing global movement, environmentalists are trying a new legal route to protect the planet - vesting rivers and reefs with "rights of nature"
Fear of authorities, deportation is silencing trafficking victims, U.S. group says
An estimated 400,000 people are believed to be trapped in modern slavery in the United States, according to the Global Slavery Index
Britain's 10 hottest years all occurred since 2002 -Met Office
Britain is getting warmer and wetter as global warming accelerates, say climate scientists
Former sex slave leads Uruguay's first march against human trafficking
'Human trafficking happens every day, but people don't want to see it. We are seen as numbers. We want to be seen as people,' - Sandra Ferrini who was sold to traffickers by her mother