FACTBOX-Keep Earth's soils healthy to feed world's growing population - NGO
More than a third of arable land is already degraded because of soil erosion
New 'Handmaid's Tale' TV version 'not a feminist story,' says its star
"For me, it's not a feminist story. It is a human story because women's rights are human rights"
Dutch boat handing out abortion pills at sea hopes to makes waves in Mexico
So far several women have been given abortion pills on the boat, anchored off Mexico's southern state of Guerrero
More than 11,000 Congo refugees seek refuge in Angola
"Refugees are arriving in desperate conditions, without access to clean water, food or shelter"
EXPERT VIEWS-Progress in fighting tropical diseases but funding and conflicts pose challenges
NTDs include diseases such as guinea worm, dengue, onchocerciasis (river blindness), trachoma and sleeping sickness
Tokyo's wooden Olympic stadium using timber linked to rights abuses, charities say
"To use Shing Yang timber products is to deprive the vulnerable Indigenous Penan and Iban peoples of their customary rights, livelihoods, and cultural practices"
British PM May sticks to foreign aid pledge ahead of election
"What we need to do though is to look at how that money is spent, and make sure that we are able to spend that money in the most effective way"
INTERVIEW-Medication, money and maps: How to fight a debilitating eye disease
200 million people are at risk of contracting trachoma, the world's leading infectious cause of blindness
Hooded gunmen kill civilians in rural Brazil land conflict - security officials
The killings are latest round of violence in Brazil where workers occupying territory are attacked by armed men linked to plantation owners and illegal logging operations
INTERVIEW-Syria attack moves Nobel winner to speak out on children in war zones
"These children are the victims of crimes they did not commit. So every single heart, every single door, every single border should be open to them"