Bangladesh seen as climate threat by boosting coal reliance
About 3% of the country's power comes from coal, but plans to build 29 coal plants in the next two decades would increase this to 35%, government data shows
'There are problems': Doubts in Darfur as new PM promises peace
'When some ... went (back) farming they got attacked at night in their houses and killed'
Italy to make climate change study compulsory in schools
Many traditional subjects, such as geography, mathematics and physics, will also be studied from the perspective of sustainable development
Sudan discussing cash transfers to poor as part of food subsidies plan -prime minister
Shortages of bread, fuel and medicine coupled with hefty price rises brought people out in protest and led to the toppling of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir in April
Police find 41 migrants alive in truck in northern Greece
The discovery comes 10 days after 39 bodies, all believed to be Vietnamese migrants, were discovered in the back of a refrigerated truck near London
India's smog-bound capital suffers most hazardous air so far this year
City officials have already declared a public health emergency over the noxious air and ordered the temporary closure of schools
Militants kill 54 in attack on Mali army post
The attack follows jihadist raids in late September that underscored the increasing reach and sophistication of armed groups operating in the region
Nine children killed in Afghanistan mine blast
Civilian casualties have been increasing to record levels this year, despite efforts by the United States and Taliban insurgents to reach a peace deal
Floods in Somalia displace more than 250,000 people - U.N.
Heavy rains have forced people to flee, with forecasts predicting a tropical storm next week will worsen the floods
WIDER IMAGE-Winter poses new threat to migrants in Bosnian forest camp
People will die unless action is taken, aid workers warn, as hundreds of migrants trapped in the camp run face the onset of winter