Lao boy killed, friends wounded playing with cluster bomb - report
Foraging for food, boys found bomb, began tossing it back and forth, then decided to cut it open with a knife when it exploded
Iran foreign ministry appoints first spokeswoman - reports
"She is seasoned and experienced in the field of media diplomacy," incumbent spokesman says
As millions go hungry, Asia battles food waste
An estimated 42 percent of the fruit and vegetables and 20 percent of the grain produced in the Asia Pacific region are lost or wasted, leading the region to launch a campaign to cut down on food waste
Investors press Canada over oil, gas, mining transparency laws
Big international investors throw their weight behind the push for global transparency laws for the extractive industries, urging Canada to join the USA and the EU in enacting legislation on the subject
India must stop viewing disasters as acts of God – report
India must take a more holistic approach to natural disasters, focusing more on preparing for them and realising that work such as dam building, deforestation and unregulated building on riverbanks can worsen their impact
Tanzania lawmakers press for E-tax collection to boost revenues
Tanzania loses over $4 million each year to corruption and fraud in tax collection, and a faster rollout of electronic collection systems could plug budget gaps
Kashmir could face disaster like Uttarakhand's - experts
Unstable glacial lakes, deforestation and packed tourist areas add up to a growing risk for Kashmir’s Pahalgam, scientists say
Eight-year-old children toil in Tanzania gold mines - HRW
Thousands of girls and boys - many of them orphans - skip or drop out of school to dig in the gold mines of Tanzania, risking mercury poisoning, sexual exploitation
Saudi Arabia passes historic domestic abuse legislation
Abuse no longer a private matter but a law enforcement issue