Carnival-crazy Trinidad seeks new economic muse in culture
Heavily dependent on oil and gas, Trinidad and Tobago is looking to diversify its economy by promoting cultural talent
Climate fund snags threaten opportunity to fight warming - Ban Ki-moon
Former U.N. chief worries fund troubles and U.S. reluctance will hold back much-needed finance for climate action
Half the world's schools lack clean water, toilets and handwashing
Sub-Saharan Africa, East and Southeast Asia had some of the worst facilities
Merkel says EU should meet existing emissions aims, not set new ones
Extreme temperatures across the northern hemisphere this summer have fuelled concerns that climate change is gathering pace
Scotland provides free tampons to all students in world first
Almost one in two girls has resorted to using alternatives such as toilet roll, socks or newspapers in Scotland
No path to climate stability without carbon dioxide removal
The math of climate change is simple and stark
India wins praise for 'exemplary' flood relief as community pitches in
Flooding on the scale seen in Kerala could have killed 10 times more people a decade ago, but India's disaster management capacity has improved significantly in that time
Maersk sends first container ship through Arctic route
Climate change makes route more accessible as Russia hopes it will become new "Suez Canal"
Not our Notting Hill, carnival goers lament UK gentrification
Some residents fear Notting Hill - and its world-famous annual parade - has lost its spirit
A brutal assault and rising fear in Malaysia's LGBT community
Gay sex in Muslim-majority Malaysia remains banned under a British colonial-era law, while dressing as the opposite sex is illegal