FACTBOX -Security fears, drought and famine plague Somalia
6 million, or half of the population, are in need of aid
Megafarms linked to Russia's political elite boom, fuelling fears for smallholders
Russia's largest landowners control an area the size of Belgium after expanding to increase domestic production of foods on banned imports lists.
FEATURE-In drought-hit Niger, women’s savings could be route to resilience
With village savings and loans associations, families have enough to eat and are putting away savings, even as they face more unreliable rainfall and climate change pressures
Walmart looking into note found recounting forced labor in China
"We're making contact with the customer and appreciate her bringing this to our attention"
Haitian activists urge U.S. not to deport quake refugees
U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Secretary John Kelly must decide by May 23 whether to prolong Haiti's Temporary Protected Status
Build resilience to prevent repeat crises - U.N. chief
20 million people risk dying from starvation because of drought and conflict in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and northeast Nigeria
Tokyo urged to stop using cheap timber in centrepiece Olympic stadium
"Our wish is that this petition be accepted by Japan and that they stop importing timber from Sarawak that encroaches the land of the Penan and indigenous people"
US state could become first to enact blanket ban on child marriage - activists
"Legislators are still just shocked that this is happening here"
Sham marriages in Scotland reveal extent of slavery - activists
Between 10,000 and 13,000 people are living as slaves in Britain alone
From Baltimore to Bangladesh, let’s end child marriage
If Americans are at all aware of child marriage, they most likely assume that it is a thing of the past or happens only in other countries