INTERVIEW-With backyard flooded, Palau president opens to China climate leadership
Low-lying, small islands of the Pacific are disproportionately at risk of losing land as sea level rises
More than half of London's LGBT pubs and clubs have closed in last decade - report
London's mayor Sadiq Khan says "shocking" statistics on loss of LGBT venues shows urgent need for action.
INTERVIEW-Slavery is thriving on London's building sites and in restaurants, says police chief
London is a hotspot of modern slavery, with workers in hotels, restaurants and on construction sites at particular risk, says head of Metropolitan police's anti-slavery unit.
FEATURE-Islamic finance provides Kenyans with cushion against drought
This Muslim-majority county's first private cooperative offers interest-free loans, with no fees for late payment - in accordance with Islamic principles
Indigenous leaders face trial for deadly silver mine protest
After the 2011 protest, the Canadian mining project's license was repealed, but indigenous leaders now face charges of obstruction of public services, disturbing the peace and aggravated extortion
Property rights campaign for women takes aim at patriarchy in South Asia
Across India, only 13 percent of farmland is owned by women
Aid agencies adopt war-zone ways to help Central Americans in crisis
Levels of PTSD among Central American migrants treated by MSF in Mexico are similar to those in "traditional conflict settings", with nearly 60 percent of women showing signs of depression
Thousands of migrant workers arrested in Malaysia in major crackdown
Activists say most undocumented workers are victims of human trafficking and fraud
G20 not yet doing enough to prevent dangerous climate change - campaigners
Of world's 20 leading economies, Italy, Brazil, France and Germany are closest to meeting international targets to keep global warming below 2C
Rural Amazon violence rises amid bureaucratic mess over land titles
With no clear proof of land ownership, small farmers in Amazonas state are being violently forced from their homes by powerful ranchers