Hospital staff in India arrested for stealing babies for illegal adoption
"The gang targeted poor couples coming to the hospitals to deliver or get an abortion, in which case they convinced them to deliver the child. They would then steal the babies"
EXPERT VIEWS-Paris Agreement fires starting gun for faster climate action
"Just 10 months ago... no one thought it could enter into force until 2020"
Locked out by sky-high rents, London's 'nomads' fight for a secure home
Across global cities, low-income families routinely leave jobs and schools to shuttle between government-provided homes, with rental costs out of reach
Canada's energy business puts indigenous women, girls at risk, report says
Development in the resource-rich northeast of British Columbia has brought crime, ratcheted up the cost of living and destroyed traditional ways of life - Amnesty
Refugee restaurant dishes up African fare to win Italian hearts
"Getting to know each other is essential - and empty-bellied people pay special attention to you when you give them something to eat"
From stray to screen, the cat putting the spotlight on homelessness in Britain
BRITAIN-HOMELESSNESS/CAT:From stray to screen, the cat putting the spotlight on homelessness in Britain
INTERVIEW-Law alone cannot end child marriage in Tanzania - activist
"The issue is deep-rooted in a male-dominated, patriarchal system where a girl child is not really treated as an equal person"
Cambodia digs into sand mining industry as beaches and crabs vanish
As cities across Asia expand, and demand for construction materials rises, campaigners say large-scale sand mining has seriously impacted coastal ecosystems and the land itself.
Biggest threat to forests, beef lags in push to cut supply chain deforestation
More companies pledge to reduce deforestation from agricultural commodities, but implementation is mixed
Amid peace and prosperity, Myanmar farmers fall prey to land seizures
Peace - combined with the opening of the country to investors - has boosted land value and left farmers vulnerable to powerful interests "gaining land through questionable means"