FACTBOX-World to tackle deadly disasters at U.N. forum
A list of the highest historical death tolls caused by extreme events and disasters such as lightning strikes, tropical cyclones and tornadoes
Indian girls hunger-strike to protest dangerous school commutes
Girls said they were harassed by young men on motorbikes who made lewd comments, tugged at their clothes and took pictures of them on their mobile phones
FACTBOX-Air pollution: Why and how it kills
By 2040, Asia will account for almost 90 percent of the rise in premature deaths attributable to air pollution.
Choked by traffic, Bangkok revs up to beat air pollution
Despite having the second-worst traffic congestion in the world after Mexico City, Bangkok is relatively smog-free. The city's insatiable appetite for cars may change that.
Global commodities traders fuel S. America deforestation - report
Companies including U.S. agricultural giants Bunge and Cargill "are downplaying their critical role in driving deforestation."
Danish 'sex ambulance' seeks to protect sex workers but migrant women at risk
"People think less of girls who are prostitutes. But when you're a street prostitute, they think even less of you"
Mother sues Backpage.com over slain daughter she says was sold for sex
This is believed to be the first case linking Backpage to sex trafficking and a murder
Jordan's Azraq becomes world first clean energy refugee camp
Each family in almost 5,000 shelters in the desert camp will be able to use electricity generated by a solar plant
Lebanon launches Arab world's first gay pride week
Lebanon became first Arab country to celebrate gay pride but the opening event was cancelled after Islamists threatened violence
INTERVIEW - World turns blind eye to Libya slave trade: photographer
Migrants in Libya are caught in a complex trafficking web largely ignored by the outside world, photographer says