Trump signs orders targeting states' power to slow energy projects
Trump's orders direct his Environmental Protection Agency to change a part of the U.S. clean water law that has allowed states to delay natural gas, coal and oil projects on environmental grounds
Road traffic charity paves way to safer cities for African children
Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for people aged 5-29 worldwide, and Africa has the highest rates per population, according to WHO
INTERVIEW-Saudi women’s rights activist fights on, but faces a long road home
After being shunned by much of her community and losing her job when she traveled to Norway in 2012 to receive a rights award, al-Sharif left the country and settled in Australia
As drought bites, Thai cities urged to rein in festive water fights
The Songkran annual festival is known as the world's biggest water fight
How mass rape in genocide transformed Rwanda's response to AIDS
As people across Rwanda commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, thousands of survivors are still living with the aftermath
Climate goals could sink oil demand from mid 2020s - asset manager
The impact of moves to ensure global temperature rise remains below 2 degrees could be such that, by the early 2040s, oil demand would have dropped by around 40 percent, says Legal and General
US Midwest floods prompting workers to migrate to safer ground: LinkedIn data
Workers would likely move to such cities as Denver, Dallas-Fort Worth, Phoenix and Seattle
Brazil music festival accused of using homeless as slaves
Entertainment company T4F, which which organized Brazil's edition of Lollapalooza, has been formally accused of forcing homeless people to work long hours in dangerous and degrading conditions
Bangladesh pledges to bring Vanuatu trafficking victims home
The migrants have been stuck in the remote Pacific island nation since November when four people were arrested on charges of trafficking them
Controversy as Tasmania makes gender optional on birth certificates
The Australian island is probably one of the first places in the world to dispense with gender on birth certificates