Economic growth halves hunger in Asia over 25 years - U.N.
"Historic achievement" for the region but South Asia failed to meet U.N. hunger target
Bangladesh urged to tackle child marriage "epidemic"
Human Rights Watch calls on government to ditch proposal to lower legal marriage age for girls from 18 to 16
G7 to support climate insurance for poor, finance disappoints
Leaders aim to provide insurance for up to 400 million people, but remain vague on meeting climate aid goal
G7 misses opportunity to help world's poor and hungry - charities
Many aid agencies used a June 7-8 meeting to lobby G7 leaders for resources in a critical year for development
World Bank wants to stop anonymous firms winning contracts
The World Bank wants all corporate bidders on bank-funded projects to publicly reveal their true owners
Delhi authorities clarify ban on degrading rape test after outcry
The controversial "two-finger test" which involves a doctor inserting fingers into a rape victim's vagina to determine if she is sexually active
Gay Muslim filmmaker risks death in pilgrimage to reconcile faith and sexuality
The documentary "A Sinner in Mecca" follows Parvez Sharma on his once-in-a-lifetime journey to a country where homosexuality is punishable by death
Financial speculation on food hurting world's hungry - U.N.
Speculation by financial institutions on food futures has contributed to food price volatility, experts say, causing price bubbles and dips that have hit the world's poorest the hardest
India's Modi draws flak for "despite being a woman" comment about Bangladeshi PM
#DespiteBeingAWoman was one of the top trends on Twitter on Monday
Faith groups seek climate deal boost from Pope, pilgrimage
"We feel the missing element is the moral aspect of climate change," says former Philippines climate change commissioner