Popular British TV drama to feature female genital mutilation plotline
"I thought this would be a fascinating story"
INTERVIEW-"Wait and see" no longer an option for disaster response - IFRC chief
"We see much more money being spent in responding to disasters and very little in preventing them"
Fraudsters use sham UK charity appeals to steal money via emails, social media
Some emails contained details of a bogus donation to Syrian families
After convicted paedophile arrested, Indian minister calls for sex offenders register
"About two years ago, I had repeatedly said, and asked for in writing, that we need to have a national register of sex offenders"
U.N. warns of famine risk in Somalia amid worsening drought
"Early action is the only way to demonstrate that we have learnt the lessons from the past to avert another catastrophe"
Kenyan women step up fight for land destined for coal mine
For women, the discovery of coal deposits in the Mui Basin could mean eviction with no compensation
New drought strikes millions in Ethiopia, still reeling from El Nino
Ethiopia's latest rain failure has mainly hit southern livestock-herding communities
Air India says women-only seats for comfort after reported in-flight sex attacks
"We get lots of requests by female passengers who want to sit next to another woman, rather than a male passenger"
Homeless in wintry northern India shiver in buses, portable cabins
Every year, hundreds die from exposure to the cold or heat on city pavements or station platforms
Zambia tries new way to beat drought: solar grain mills
Can holding down the cost of milling grain, using renewable energy, hold the line on food prices in Zambia?