Residents say one dead, shacks razed as Lagos defies court ban on slum eviction
"When they started entering structures they just looked inside, and lit the structure on fire"
Half of Iraqi families at risk of hunger after years of war - U.N.
Almost 75 percent of Iraqi children under the age of 15 are working to help their families put food on the table
World can peak planet-warming emissions by 2020 - ex-UN climate chief
"Not only is it urgent and necessary, but actually we are very nicely on our way to achieving the 2020 deadline"
Permafrost bigger than Australia to melt if climate targets missed - scientists
Permafrost - soil that has been frozen for at least two years - is more sensitive and susceptible to global warming than previously thought
Latin America needs to climate proof infrastructure - World Bank
"We need to figure out what future you have to prepare for"
FEATURE-Evangelicalism grows in Brazil's favelas amid poverty and violence
More than 20 percent of Brazil's big city residents living in informal favelas
India's landless poor can benefit from public 'land bank', analyst says
More than 56 percent of rural households in India own no land
Kenyan herders flout trespassing law as conflict over grazing heats up
Northern Kenyans say the changing climate has led to more frequent and more severe dry spells, exacerbating the battle for scarce resources
Scandinavia's Sami struggle with suicide, worsened by climate change
The traditional Sami way of life herding reindeer is under pressure, as rising temperatures threaten herd size and cause financial woes
Argentina grants 1,000 scholarships to Syria refugees, urges others to follow
"We want them to come here and feel that they can stay"