Emergency hunger levels likely to hit Madagascar by year-end - U.N.
At least 1 million people need food and cash aid
Retrial for Malaysian man charged with raping teenager
The man avoided prison for raping a 14-year-old girl and then marrying her under Islamic law
EXPERT VIEWS-Clock starts ticking to implement Paris climate deal
"Now we must move from words to deeds and put Paris into action. We need all hands on deck"
Job ads for foreign maids in Asia, Middle East highlight poor pay - study
Families in Asia and the Middle East rely heavily on domestic workers to cook, clean and care for children as well as the elderly
Abortion protests rattle Polish ruling party, may prompt rethink
Poland's ruling party may have pressed its conservative agenda too far by initially backing a virtual ban on abortion
Colombian journalist honored for tackling taboos on wartime rape
About 98 percent of rapes - used as a weapon by all sides in Colombia's 52-year-war - have gone unpunished
EXPERT VIEWS-What are Haiti's humanitarian needs after Hurricane Matthew?
The storm's impact remained unclear with communications down in many of the worst-affected areas
Accused global sex-trafficking ring busted with U.S., international arrests
More than a dozen people have been arrested and accused of running an international sex-trafficking ring that held hundreds of Thai women trapped in debt bondage
EU supply chain database needed to stamp out forced labour - activist
Data should be accessible to consumers, allowing them to make informed decisions on what they buy