Elton John: We must break HIV/AIDS stigma
The number of poor Americans with HIV/AIDS is a "disgrace", the singer said
Young people get tough with older generations over 'messed-up planet'
Naturalist David Attenborough says he feels "misery" that young people have been betrayed by a lack of rapid action on climate change
First global women's disability award aims to break stereotypes
Her Ability award wants to put a spotlight on disabled women's achievements to combat the idea that they are passive victims
Uganda holds special court sessions on sex crimes to cut backlog
Half of Ugandan women and girls aged between 15 and 49 years face domestic or sexual violence from their husbands or partners
Deadly ranch invasion shows land-use conflicts in Kenya - experts
A herder in Kenya's northern Laikipia was shot dead last week when police tried to confiscate his cattle
Naturalist Attenborough urges climate meet to tackle 'greatest threat in thousands of years'
"The continuation of our civilisations and the natural world upon which we depend, is in your hands," David Attenborough told world leaders
U.S. 'clean coal' program fails to deliver on smog cuts
"Clean" coal has a dirty secret: it regularly fails to deliver on its environmental promises
Armed with coffee, Uganda's women, youth look to secure land tenure
The goal is to put coffee-farming in the hands of young people by encouraging land-owning farmers to let younger family members use their land
Political leaders arrive in Poland in race to deliver on U.N. climate deal
The biggest issues at the talks are likely to include climate finance and how to monitor nations' emissions
London calling: Facebook and banks enlisted in drive to stop slavery
Organisers of the project say it aims to make people living in trafficking hotspots more wary of a crime that is evolving and growing nationwide