Migrants' cherished belongings
Reuters photographers in countries from Morocco to Serbia portray migrants on the move and their cherished possessions
5 facts you didn't know about violence against women in the EU
In the first and biggest cross-country survey of its kind, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency interviewed 42,000 women in 28 EU countries about their experience of physical, sexual and psychological violence
5 facts you need to know about fossil fuel divestment
The divest-invest movement was born in 2011 on just six US campuses where students asked colleges to stop investing in coal, natural gas and oil companies
PICTURE FACTBOX: The plight of the Yazidis
Islamic State fighters, who have beheaded and crucified captives in Iraq in their drive to eradicate non-believers, have driven thousands of people of the Yazidi religious sect into the Sinjar mountain range in northern Iraq. Who are the Yazidis and what do they believe in? Here are some answers.
When 'toys' explode in Gaza
"I thought it was a toy before it exploded in my hand," the 11-year-old said in her home in Gaza City, where she picked up an unexploded remnant from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Burkina Faso turns to communities to protect its forests
Population growth, expansion of farms and grazing and cutting of wood for cooking and charcoal all threaten the forests of Burkina Faso. But an effort to involve communities in forest protection aims to reverse that trend in places like the Tiogo Forest.
PHOTOBLOG: Celebrating International Women's Day
On March 8 activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. It is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change, the U.N. says
5 facts: why small-scale fishery matters
500 million people depend on small-scale fishery for their livelihoods. Here are 5 facts about the importance of small-scale fishery