Homeless Irish vacate building after month-long standoff
"We want no more people sleeping or dying on our streets"
India's top court queries land use in special economic zones
The zones have provoked controversy in India
Rise in Afghans returning home threatens overstretched resources, U.N. says
Pakistani government has stepped up pressure to send people back amid growing local animosity towards Afghan refugees
Aid watchdog says UK cash transfer schemes effective in tackling poverty
"Cash transfers have the potential to be one of the best, fastest and safest ways to help people raise themselves out of poverty by investing in their own, and their family's future"
Trump, rising populism threaten to slow climate action, analyst says
Dismantling of environmental rules likely to be met by lawsuits, expert says
Photo of dead Syrian boy boosts fundraising 100-fold - study
Shots of Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi circulated worldwide and galvanised several governments into policy changes
Homeless activists defy eviction order in Ireland
Group aimed to turn a commercial building on one of Dublin's best-known streets into long-term accommodation for the homeless
Aid agencies sound alarm over freezing Balkans weather as migrant deaths reported
"The snowstorms are still going on and the situation is getting increasingly desperate as thousands are exposed to freezing conditions"
Mali eradicates Guinea worm in global milestone against parasitic disease
Disease can cause worms up to a metre long to grow before emerging through the skin
India's top court orders audit of over three million charities
Less than 10 percent of 3.3 mln charities operating in India have submitted their financial accounts as per government requirements