Gabon pledges to protect forests in regional drive to save Congo Basin
Protecting forests is widely seen as one of the cheapest and most effective ways to reduce the emissions driving global warming
FEATURE-Noah's Ark: Animal protection in disasters a lifeline for rural families
“If animals are saved, families can stay self-sufficient and be better prepared for future disasters”
Tap water dwindles as cities parched by South India drought
In many areas, piped water is being supplied only once every three to four days, as southern India's worst droughts in decades has dried up reservoirs.
How a hashtag on Wednesdays is fighting Iran's dress code for women
To campaign against obligatory headscarves, Masih Alinejad encourages women to post videos or photos of themselves in white on social media, hashtagged #whitewednesdays
Kenyans are first in Africa to get generic of latest AIDS drug
Dolutegravir is drug of choice for people with HIV in high-income countries who have never taken antiretroviral therapy before and for those who have developed resistance to other treatment
FEATURE-Politics of Death: Lawyers join battle over land in mineral-rich Indian state
A top police official recently said that lawyers defending the rights of indigenous people should be crushed on the highway for going against the state to protect villagers
Germany set for vote on gay marriage after Merkel shift
Merkel has previously argued against same-sex marriage
Domestic workers in south India get chance to 'upskill' to fight exploitation
Scheme aims to improve skills of domestic workers so they can demand better salaries, benefits and more job options
Forced labour in Uzbek cotton fields linked to World Bank funds: rights groups
Human rights groups say Uzbekistan is concealing a state-orchestrated forced labour system that underpins its position as the world's fifth-largest cotton exporter
Child marriages will cost poor countries trillions of dollars
One in three girls in the developing world is married before the age of 18