FEATURE-Hundreds of millions of poor menaced by 'silent killer': heat
The world's "biggest impending climate-related hazard"
Millions of migrant Gulf workers forced to pay for right to work - report
Millions of migrants seeking a way out of poverty by working in Gulf nations from Qatar to the United Arab Emirates must routinely pay fees that can equal a year's salary
INTERVIEW-Nepal quake survivors at risk again with a third of homes poorly built
33,000 homes - built largely with mud and bricks - were not properly constructed because quake-safe building codes only came into being seven months after the disaster
Rich countries criticised for using aid money to host refugees instead of tackling poverty
"Now is the time for donor countries to focus on reaching the world's most vulnerable people, not on inflating their aid figures"
Indian TV commercial showing adored transgender mother goes viral
Commercial sparks a conversation about transgender rights in India, where the community still faces deep biases despite gaining rights
Kenya learns to cook with solar power – even when the sun doesn’t shine
A switch to more efficient cooking in Kenya aims to cut deforestation and health problems from cooking over smoky fires
Post-Brexit Britain more politically active - study
Despite political upheaval, almost nine in 10 people said they did something charitable in 2016
El Nino linked to cholera outbreaks in Africa - study
Africa has the most cholera cases in the world
Evictions could force out 10,000 Syrian refugees from Lebanon's Bekaa valley - UN
"We really want to be sure that the evictions are not used as a backdoor to forced returns to Syria"