Zimbabwe's drought-hit farmers fear hunger after poor maize harvest

Drought-ruined crops and a government mandate to sell harvests to the state raise fears of food insecurity

Why climate groups want Europe to quit obscure energy treaty

Critics say newly-agreed reforms to a treaty that allows energy companies to sue states for lost profits are "greenwashing"

Brazil's biodiversity at risk in projected global warming overshoot

Exceeding heat limits in the Paris Agreement on climate change could threaten thousands of species in the Amazon and beyond

Thailand bars prisons from using inmates to make fishing nets

Thai officials ban new contracts using prison labour to make nets after ex-inmates said they were forced to work for little or no pay

Polish court rules that four "LGBT-free zones" must be abolished

"LGBT-free zones" seek to ban what local authorities see as the promotion of homosexuality and other minority sexual identities

OPINION: Honduras must honour Vicky Hernandez’s legacy with real change for trans people

Honduras is standing at a pivotal moment - it is vital the state learns from its mistakes and creates a plan to protect LGBTQ+ people.

OPINION: As smartphone use grows, users’ trust wanes

While mobile phone usage has grown consistently, there are also rising concerns about the risk of spam, fraud, and the lack of privacy

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