With reservoirs at risk, Sierra Leone capital confronts water crisisAbundant downpours during the rainy season bring deadly floods every year but officials are increasingly worried about another trend: diminishing water reserves |
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INSIGHT - India turns tables on traffickers with child-friendly courtsJust one in four trafficking cases in India ends in conviction and trials can stretch for years, with victims often withdrawing their complaints after being intimidated by traffickers |
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London's first ParaPride calls on LGBT+ community to support disabled membersHosted at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London - listed as a historic building in 2015 because of its significance to the LGBT+ community - the event drew several hundred people |
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Ebola spreads to remote, militia-run Congo territoryThe widening geographic spread of the virus, and its presence in yet another zone under the sway of armed groups, raises the risk of it spreading out of control |
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About 3,000 homeless as fire consumes Bangladesh slumThere were no fatalities as most residents were away celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha |
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Poland's Kaczynski condemns gay pride marches as election nearsPoland's ruling party has used LGBT rights as a key campaign issue, depicting them as a dangerous Western idea that undermines traditional Catholic values |
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Islamic State claims Afghan wedding blast as families bury the deadIslamic State has claimed some of the bloodiest attacks in Afghan cities over the past couple of years, with some aimed at the Shi'ite minority |
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Yemen's war cut a father's route to work, now his toddler starvesWar has cut transport routes for aid, fuel and food, reduced imports and caused severe inflation |
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Schools deserted in Indian Kashmir as parents fear more unrestParents said their children would stay home until cellular networks are restored and they can be in contact with them |
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Iceland unveils memorial plaque for lost glacierScientists see the shrinking of glaciers as one of many warning signs that the earth's climate is lurching toward dangerous tipping points |
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'People who love life and music' - dance parties return to BaghdadSince the blast walls - a feature of the capital since a U.S.-led invasion in 2003 toppled Saddam Hussein - started coming down, a less restrictive way of life has emerged |
OPINION: There will always be challenges: being an aid worker in South SudanI would love to hear women speaking up, this will help to change cultural norms. And I want to see men supporting them - men and women need to work together. |
OPINION: Why we need to engage local women in emergency responseThe role of female responders, whether individual or as part of official or unofficial organisations, is often overlooked, undervalued, or ignored |
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