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Wed, 11 May 2016 10:09 AM

As the world seeks new sources of renewable energy to curb climate change, more agricultural and forest land is being turned to biofuel production, In some places - particularly Africa - that change in land use involves small-scale farmers or forest dwellers losing land to big companies in what those evicted call "land grabs"

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:11 PM

Having a toilet equals dignity, safety, education, employment and status

Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:36 PM

Thu, 9 Jan 2014 12:46 PM

Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:54 AM

Thu, 14 May 2015 14:16 PM

Unrest has plunged the central African nation of Burundi into its worst crisis in a decade. As army officers tried to stage a coup to stop President Pierre Nkurunziza's attempt to seek a third term in office, Reuters photographer Thomas Mukoya set out to document the realities of daily life.

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 19:44 PM

Syrian refugees and Lebanon’s struggling healthcare sector

Fri, 4 Mar 2016 10:55 AM

U.S. Library of Congress archive photos show women's workplaces ranging from a flour mill in England to a coal mine in Belgium or Lincoln Motor Co.'s welding department in Detroit. International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8

Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:39 PM

Around the globe, 768 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 1.3 billion live without electricity. To meet growing appetite for water and energy the world must turn to renewable energy to meet increasing demand for both