INTERVIEW-To beat poverty in Latin America, tackle inequality: UN
Building economic resilience will require a more skilled labour force and expanded social safety nets, says development expert
Tears as Trump ban leaves 26,000 refugees stranded in Kenya
"They are feeling shocked, depressed, despairing and heartbroken"
INTERVIEW-Could Trump travel ban spark big city breakaway movement?
Big cities and rural regions now divided by "insurmountable political contradictions", nascent breakaway movements
'Integrity Idol' winner vows to use prize to train health workers in post-Ebola Liberia
Pharmacist Bocakarie Sakilla beat 1,000 other contestants to win a $2,000 prize
Kenya's Kuria to halt female genital mutilation in "unlucky" 2017
"They believe seven is a cursed number so they won't be cutting this year"
FEATURE-Green startups sprout on shores of polluted Russian lake
A school for local entrepreneurs aims to stimulate the economy and protect the Lake Baikal environment contaminated by decades of dirty industrial activity
Erratic rains, rising costs trigger crisis for "champagne of teas"
Future of Darjeeling tea is in doubt as erratic rains compound other problems facing the industry, estate owners say
Playtime and pasta-making ease psychological wounds inflicted by Nigeria's Boko Haram
Destruction of homes and killings of friends and relatives have traumatised countless adults and children across northeast Nigeria
FACTBOX-Rocketing urban growth challenges city resilience
Around two-thirds of people on the planet are tipped to be city-dwellers by 2050
INTERVIEW-Congested Mexico City must look skyward to grow: official
Mexico's pulsing capital must also take drastic steps to tackle its dwindling water supply and crippling transport problems, says its chief resilience officer