Our most read stories in 2016

Updated: Thu, 29 Dec 2016

First U.S. transgender soldiers make gender transition after policy shift

"The only thing that we should be discriminating on is performance"

Challenges lie ahead for UK's new pro-Brexit aid minister
With climate change, conflict and disease all major concerns, how will Britain's international aid policy change under Priti Patel? By Thomson Reuters Foundation | Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Tata tea probe finds it failed to protect Indian workers
Complaints by charities and trade unions about exploitation and abuse of tea-pickers prompted investigation By Nita Bhalla | Thu, 10 Nov 2016
Innovative water storage helps Kenyans thrive in drought
Efforts to store water have been so successful families are now using extra water to grow crops for export By Isaiah Esipisu | Mon, 11 Jul 2016
Why model Lily Cole wants tech to inspire women, girls
"I threw myself into a totally different world, with so many awesome people, and I was so amazed by the impact that technology can have" By Belinda Goldsmith | Wed, 9 Nov 2016
Bird flu outbreak in west Africa raises worries about food
Outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian flu has stoked fears the disease may become endemic in the region By Magdalena Mis | Fri, 15 Jul 2016
Girls struggle to complete schooling in Uganda's nomadic Karamoja
Most girls from the nomadic group are pressured by their parents to drop out of school and get married once they reach puberty By Evelyn Lirri | Fri, 8 Jul 2016
Canada gives visitors male, female, other option at border
Having the ability to designate an "other" gender option on identity documents has become a cause among many LGBT groups By Ellen Wulfhorst | Mon, 7 Nov 2016
Entrepreneur turns plastic waste into a way to save trees in Kenya
"To fight climate change it has to be business unusual,” says the head of the Kenya Climate Innovation Center By Benson Rioba | Sun, 30 Oct 2016
US village in Alaska deciding on relocation due to climate change
Shishmaref is one of dozens of indigenous villages in Alaska that face growing threats of flooding and erosion due to global warming By Sebastien Malo | Wed, 17 Aug 2016