Early weather forecasts key to saving lives in drought - U.N.
"Most of the times poor rural communities in developing countries don't even know that a drought is about to strike"
Raped then rejected, stigma drives former girl soldiers back into Congo's militias
"It is better to die there than come home and be rejected"
FEATURE-Between shelling and displacement, Syrian students seek degrees online
Hundreds of Syrian students are going to great lengths to keep up with their university studies and earn their degrees from online schools abroad
Killer heatwaves set for dramatic rise, researchers warn
As climate change picks up pace, "for heatwaves, our options are now between bad or terrible," says one researcher
Wombs for rent: Indian surrogacy clinic confines women in "terrible conditions", say police
"The women were all huddled in one large room and had access to just one bathroom"
Istanbul's ancient Roma community falls victim to building boom
Istanbul's Roma community, already marginalised in Turkish society, is one of the biggest losers in the city's gentrification process
FEATURE-Skies are the frontline in fight against human trafficking
"It's an invisible crime but in plain sight, you can see it if you know what to look at"
Indian police thwart indigenous people in land complaints, activists say
"These are poor, largely illiterate people, and they were cheated and threatened into giving up their land"
Amid housing crisis, Britons shelter homeless refugees in their spare rooms
Tough asylum procedures, limited job opportunities and a shortage of homes in Britain have pushed thousands of refugees and asylum seekers into homelessness
FEATURE-Bangkok struggles to protect slum dwellers as floods worsen
Squatter communities along canals are no strangers to floods - but they are happening more often, and the concerns of the urban poor are being overlooked, say experts