INTERVIEW-Transgender comedian thrives on laughter to beat fear, abuse
"I had a guy on the train say 'You disgust me. Act like a man'" - transgender comedian Sarah Franken
In flooded Myanmar, government clears path for aid workers
Floods prompt urgent response from government, in contrast to restricted aid access after 2008 cyclone
To save forests, Kenyan tea factory brews new way to dry tea
Swapping firewood for fuel briquettes also cuts energy costs for Kenya's tea producers
'Weather terror' scares tourists away from Indian Kashmir
A series of cloudbursts, landslides and flood alerts has caused tourist arrivals to drop 60 percent so far this year
Women lack access to safe abortions in humanitarian crises, experts say
Lack of information and funding hold back efforts to provide safe abortions
"Men need more sex than women" so decriminalise UK sex trade, academic says
Report argues decriminalising prostitution in Britain could reduce levels of rape and sexual assaults on women
Want to contest in village elections? Get a toilet, says Indian state
India's Bihar state says all candidates must have a toilet in their home to stand for election
Floods still swamp Pakistan despite improved warnings
Weather forecasts strengthened since 2010 floods, but local officials lack resources to act on information
Floods still swamp Pakistan despite improved warnings
Weather forecasts strengthened since 2010 floods, but local officials lack resources to act on information
FEATURE-Captured by cotton: Girls duped into "bonded labour" in India's textile mills
"I tell all the women I meet not to go and work in the mills. I know what the agents promise and what is real."