Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost to the planet?
Climate change could expand farmland globally by almost a third but would also bring significant environmental threats, including a risk of increased emissions from soils
UK firms urged to act on domestic abuse as female murder cases rise
BRITAIN-WOMEN/VIOLENCE:UK firms urged to act on domestic abuse as female murder cases rise
St. Valentine's Italian birthplace seeks U.S. suitors
The ideal candidate would have beautiful natural features and share Terni's romantic appeal and love for animals, said an announcement
Indian police use facial recognition app to reunite families with lost children
Tens of thousands of children go missing every year in India and many are trafficked to work in eateries, handicraft industries, brick kilns, factories or into begging and brothels
Tough livestock farmers touched by South Africa drought donations
South Africa's livestock farmers are resilient types, but the severity of the current drought has left them with little choice but to accept aid - and many fear for their future
Who should decide when a child can change gender?
A rise in the number of teenagers seeking to go through gender reassignment has spurred a series of court cases around the age at which they can choose to transition– and who has the final word
U.S. woman accuses Mexican church of trafficking, abuse in lawsuit
The woman said in a lawsuit that she was born into a family of church members who groomed her from childhood to become a sexual slave to its leaders
U.S. House votes to revive decades-old women's rights amendment
The amendment states in part: 'Equality of rights under the law shall not be abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex'
London Fashion Week urged to sashay away from polluting sequins
Growing concern over the planet's environmental crisis and the abuse of workers who make cheap clothes are fuelling calls for a shift to a more sustainable way of life
EXCLUSIVE-Expose reveals child labour in Cambodian brick kilns despite crackdown
Poverty fuelled partly by climate change has pushed countless Cambodian families - often rural farmers - into the country's booming brick industry