Mongolian herders need aid to weather second big freeze: Red Cross
Summer droughts followed by harsh winters are causing widespread deaths among livestock that herding families rely on for food, transport and income
Tech is way to fight trafficking - U.S. actor-investor Kutcher
"Technology can be used to enable slavery, but it can also be used to disable slavery"
INTERVIEW - Unleash the entrepreneur in every small farmer - new UN agency chief
Gilbert Houngbo, who served as Prime Minister of Togo from 2008 to 2012, was appointed as president of IFAD on Tuesday evening
How to curb HIV? Educate religious leaders - researchers
Respected religious leaders can use their influence to convince men to get circumcised and help to prevent new HIV infections
New Africa disease agency aims to prevent fresh Ebola crisis
"There will be challenges. But the public health opportunities are huge"
Syrian refugees to call London synagogue home
"We received sanctuary in Britain in previous generations and we want to be able to re-pay that favour"
Tiger trumps man in Indian tribal villages
Hundreds of families from 44 tribal villages have been asked to leave their homes to ensure the security of a local tiger habitat
Latin America's cities sweat over health risks from urban heat
The poor, crammed into concrete slums, suffer the worst health effects from soaring temperatures in cities, experts say
Congo declares end to worst yellow fever epidemic in decades
No new cases have been reported in either country in six months, just over a year after the outbreak began in December 2015
Deported from the west, Afghans seek asylum in freezing Croatia
"I only want peace and to live away from the Taliban - it's not important where I go. I want to stay here in Croatia. I'm tired of travelling"