High hopes for Bogota's new mayor to tackle corruption
Over the last 8 years 1,328 local mayors have been condemned on corruption charges
Saudi women win right to sell lingerie, work in shopping malls
New controversial law bans men from working in intimate apparel shops, opens jobs for women
SPECIAL COVERAGE: Two decades, one Somalia
AlertNet brings you special coverage of Somalia 20 years after Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted
Wooga's Diamond Dash game rides social mobile wave
About 70 percent of people playing Wooga's Facebook games each month are women
Disease outbreak hits Filipino flood survivors ?Red Cross
Authorities confirm 128 cases of severe bacterial infection Leptospirosis among people displaced by December's Typhoon Washi
Floods, landslides threaten parts of s.Philippines ?report
Disaster warning for west, south and east Mindanao follows December storm that killed more than 1,200 in island's north
Floods cause havoc in Thailand's south ? report
Steady rain over the past four days has caused unprecedented flooding in southern Thailand
Gambians told female circumcision is not religious obligation-paper
Religious leaders and traditional chiefs call for a ban on female genital mutilation in Gambia
Tortured Afghan child bride to be treated in India
The girl says she was beaten and burned, had her fingernails pulled out and was denied food and water