FEATURE-Gas shortages risk reversing ambitious push to expand Pakistan's forests
"What else can one do other than burning fuelwood, when one does not get gas supplied at his home?"
Delaware is first U.S. state to enact abortion rights law under Trump
Abortion opponents fear legislation will make late-term abortions much more common in the state.
As Colombia's FARC disarms, rebels enlisted to fight deforestation
Colombia is home to a swathe of rainforest roughly the size of Germany and England combined.
Record number of women and LGBT lawmakers elected in British vote
A record 200 women and over 40 openly gay, lesbian or bisexual parliamentarians won seats in Britain's election.
Food shortages due to climate change could fuel violence, unrest - research
"We've already started to see climate change as an issue that could cause food riots in some parts of the world" - study co-author Bear Braumoeller
Conflict in central Congo forces 150,000 children out of school - UN
More than 600 primary and secondary schools have been damaged by attacks
Deadly protests in India highlight despair of poor landless farmers
Landless peasants are struggling to pay back debt with meagre earnings from lower produce prices
Brazil scientists develop biosensor for cheap dengue diagnosis
"You can do a diagnosis very fast, at a very low cost, and you don't need to have a lot of knowledge of this equipment"
Faced with more drought, Zimbabwe’s farmers hang up their ploughs
Musafare Chiweshe's land is producing a crop even as southern Africa's droughts grow stronger and more frequent
Nigerian shelter shrugs off attacks to save girls from marriage and street work
At least four in 10 girls in Nigeria are married before they turn 18, while almost a fifth are wed before 15, UNICEF data shows