India to move 15 flood-prone villages to higher ground to mitigate impact
"People have deep ties to where they live; you cannot move everyone affected by floods to higher ground"
INTERVIEW-Asia must lead charge for pollution-free planet - UN environment head
The sheer size of Asia-Pacific, as well as its continued economic growth, put it at the heart of the challenge, says Erik Solheim
Court ruling raises hopes among Kenyan women for more political representation
A fifth of Kenya's lawmakers are women, the same proportion as in Saudi Arabia
Claims that climate change fueled Syria's civil war questioned in new study
"It is extraordinary that this claim has been so widely accepted when the scientific evidence is so thin"
Nigeria cholera outbreak threatens more than 1 mln people in refugee camps
The disease, which spreads through contaminated food and drinking water, causes diarrhea, nausea and vomiting
Lasers, tags and cameras target baby thieves in Indian hospitals
Bengal police found newborns being stolen from mothers in medical clinics after staff told them that their babies were stillborn
ANALYSIS-Cities urged to invest in flood protection now for a safer, cheaper future
"We simply can't go on with haphazard urbanisation - it hits the poor very badly"
Afghan travel entrepreneur aims to give female students chance to fly to success
According to a World Bank report, about 76 percent of women aged over 15 in Afghanistan are illiterate