Ahead of the peace vote, Colombia's displaced slum dwellers dream of home
On Sunday, Colombians will vote on a peace deal to end five decades of war - for some it could mean a chance to finally return home
Halting school meals in Mali could keep thousands of children out of class - U.N.
Without school meals, many children may not go to school
Protecting mangroves, Kenya's fishermen net cash - and more fish
Coastal Kenyan community earns $30,000 in two years selling carbon credits from mangroves they protect
Paris climate targets to cost Asia $300 billion a year, but will help save lives - research
The Asian Development Bank said the economic returns of spending on the Paris climate targets far outweighed the costs in the developing region
Pakistan assembly passes marriage bill protecting Hindu women's rights
Activists say that Hindu women have been disproportionately targeted for abduction, forced conversions and rape because their marriages were never officially recognised
FEATURE-Is the Philippines' "war on drugs" fuelling an HIV epidemic?
Clean needles have been distributed in Cebu City for years, sometimes illegally, but pressure is increasing for such clandestine activities to stop
Child TB deaths set to fall as Kenya launches new drugs
Kenya introduces child-friendly medicines - the first products to meet the WHO's 2010 guidelines for childhood TB treatment
Mother sues U.S. hospital for discriminating against dead transgender son
14-year-old committed suicide five weeks after stay at hospital where staff addressed and referred to him as a girl
New York launches ad campaign to fight anti-Muslim rhetoric, violence
"Now more than ever, it is important for every New Yorker to stand united as one city and reject hate and violence"
Aid workers pulled out of volatile South Sudan region
Insecurity across South Sudan has uprooted some 1.6 million people from their homes and another 1 million have fled the country