Nepali women row against tide of discrimination on tourist lake
Working on the lake gives women independence in a country where women are often destined to a life of servitude and denied the access to education, health and jobs
In race to clean energy, emerging nations seize bigger role – World Bank
Developed countries must urgently do more to promote energy efficiency says leading energy group
An end to overfishing could reap billions of dollars in global profits, study says
Overfishing costs more than $80 billion a year in lost revenues as dwindling supplies require extra effort to find and catch increasingly scarce fish
Proposed U.S. law would force women seeking abortions to get partner permission
Opponents of the Oklahoma bill say it would violate the U.S. Constitution
Colombia aims to rid country of landmines by 2021 - govt
In 2015, the government and FARC rebels agreed to work together to remove landmines during peace talks in Cuba
Young women in U.S. get political with Trump in office
Since Trump took office on Jan. 20, the number of women who have contacted an elected official has tripled to 20 percent
East Africa food prices reach record levels due to drought - U.N.
Drought in East Africa has sent prices of staples such as maize and sorghum soaring
Actor Forest Whitaker says fear of new violence in South Sudan growing
The fighting has driven more than 3 million people from their homes, led to widespread sexual violence and brought the nation of 11 million people close to famine
Disease 'superspreaders' fuelled West Africa Ebola epidemic - researchers
If these 'superspreaders' had been identified and quarantined promptly, most Ebola cases could have been avoided
Keira Knightley, Coldplay and other stars urge Britain to save lone child migrants scheme
"We ask that the government finds a way to do more to protect these vulnerable children fleeing war and conflict just as we did before the Second World War"