New forecast tool gives countries edge against desert locust invasions
The tool is the latest in a series to apply satellite data to agricultural purposes
Migrants sent home $445 billion in 2016, lifting millions out of poverty - report
Using the steady flow of remittances, families can buy food, get housing, go to school, access healthcare, improve sanitation
Inside Amazon reserve, high-end chocolate thrives with forest
Brazilian officials say projects like the cocoa co-op are helping residents make a living from the land while moving away from deforestation
British court rejects bid for free abortions for Northern Ireland women
Abortion is only permitted in Northern Ireland if a woman's life is at risk or if there is a risk of permanent and serious damage to her health.
INTERVIEW-Bangladeshi woman activist with 'enemies in many places' vows to carry on
"People have many reasons to come after me - because I talk about land grabbing, because I talk about the rights of indigenous people, of crimes against minorities"
Vanuatu trials drones to deliver vaccines to remote islands
The trial is the first of its kind in the Pacific to explore the capacity, efficiency and effectiveness of drones to get vaccines to otherwise inaccessible areas
Cholera rages across Yemen, one child infected every minute - charity
Thousands of people could die in coming months with up to 300,000 cases predicted, Save the Children said, adding the infection rate had tripled in a fortnight
Singer Annie Lennox calls for solidarity to help most vulnerable women
The award winning singer-songwriter started advocacy group The Circle to help women living in poverty
INTERVIEW-Mexico's native crops hold key to food security - ecologist
"Biodiversity is there - you have to just select and use it"
Uprooted by dam, workers trapped in bonded labour on Indian plantations - report
Most of the displaced families have been trapped in bondage to pay off debts that have come down through generations