As water disappears, parched southern Pakistan farmers march north
"The government must come up with a sound plan now or we will have a huge population of climate refugees to deal with," says one legislator
U.S. states become 'ground zero' in battle over abortion rights
The 50 states passed more than 90 bills on abortion access and other reproductive health matters in the first half of 2019
Climate protesters arrested outside Swiss banks
Campaigners are seeking to pressure Swiss banks into halting their financing of fossil fuels
As drought stokes urban hunger, Ethiopia dishes up free school meals
As poor rains cut harvests, driving up food prices in cities, Addis Ababa authorities join charities in feeding hungry children
No papers but a home: Somali women take on South Africa's property market
Some women are challenging traditions and navigating male-dominated property market in hope that, one day, they will have security that comes with owning a place of their own
Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru eye bond for extreme weather -minister
Countries aim to work with the World Bank to launch a new bond to cover losses from El Nino and other extreme weather
Britain jails traffickers who enslaved hundreds of Poles
The CPS said 88 victims had come forward to police, but there were likely to be at least 300 others
'It's a really powerful time to be a teenager,' says UK climate strike leader
As student climate protests surge around the world, "I never would have thought it would have grown this quickly," says Anna Taylor, a London movement leader
Civil disobedience rings climate-change alarm bell 'a little louder'
After years of only leisurely action on climate threats, surging activist protests are beginning to shift policy
UK gangs exploiting children as young as seven to deal drugs
The number of suspected British child slaves referred to the government last year for support more than doubled to 1,421 - from 676 in 2017