Female genital mutilation will take centuries to eradicate, U.N. says
Although progress towards ending FGM is not moving fast enough attitudes are changing, new analysis shows
Gambia's labouring farmers show why premature births may boom in a warmer world
As climate change brings more heat extremes, researchers are tracking the risks facing Gambia's pregnant farmers and their babies
FACTBOX-What is female genital mutilation and where does it happen?
The ritual, often justified for cultural or religious reasons, is underpinned by the desire to control female sexuality
INTERVIEW-Better pay would end female genital mutilation - survivor
Jaha Dukureh has taken her fight against FGM across Africa and the U.S., where she was sent at 15 to a marry a man she'd never met
Bangkok court halts river promenade project that would worsen flooding
Bangkok is the world's most visited city, and developers have turned to the riverside to lure more visitors, building malls and converting old warehouses into cafes and art galleries
Bubbles to campouts: Spaniards fight home evictions as rents skyrocket
Thousands of families are evicted each month across Spain, as a combination of overtourism, rising immigration and a growing urban population push up housing prices
Female genital mutilation hurts economies, says WHO
World Health Organization launches a tool to help countries calculate the cost of treating girls and women harmed by FGM
INTERVIEW-UK's first gay kiss star calls on UK and Commonwealth to back equality
Michael Cashman called on the Commonwealth to respect gay rights and for Britain to include them in post-Brexit trade deals
Rising seas threaten to drown U.S. airports by 2100
A rise of one meter in sea levels would swamp an estimated 80 airports around the world by 2100, researchers found
U.N. sees 'major progress' on forced labour in Uzbek cotton harvest
Some human rights groups say government-imposed cotton quotas mean local officials known as hokims are still forcing people into the fields when they can not find enough willing workers