INVESTIGATION-Baby traffickers thriving in Nigeria as recession bites
A Thomson Reuters Foundation investigative team spoke to more than 10 Nigerian women duped into giving up their newborns to strangers
Campaigners urge Kazakhstan to free activists facing trial over land reform protests
Protests were sparked by fears land reforms would allow foreigners - especially Chinese companies - to take over farmland
Afghan women to be given 'fair share' in property rights drive - land authority
In conservative Afghanistan, properties usually registered to men but there are plans to issue joint ownership rights to married couples
As prices plunge, Africa surges into clean, cheap solar energy
About 10 percent of people now use off-grid renewable to light their homes, energy agency says
Nigeria's youth turn to social media to report FGM - activists
While press freedom in Nigeria is limited, social media used to draw attention to violence against women and girls
Health workers race to vaccinate 41 mln children against polio in Lake Chad - UN
Fighting between Boko Haram and Nigerian army forcing people to flee, raising fears that the virus could spread across borders
FEATURE-What's a slum? In India, Dharavi's thriving informal economy defies the label
Most homes in Dharavi double up as businesses - creating an economy worth $1bn by some estimates
Former captive of Islamic State dedicates rights award to persecuted women
"This will give me renewed strength to continue moving forward to fight against extremism in all its manifestations"
Girls worldwide take over as ministers, CEOs in campaign to push for equality
The International Day of the Girl Child, which takes place on Oct. 11 every year, is a UN initiative to recognise the rights of the 1.1 billion girls around the world and the challenges they face
Anti-gay sentiment seen threatening Indonesia's goal to end AIDS by 2030
Although new infections have been falling globally, Indonesia is one country where they are on the rise