Death of toddler adopted from India prompts calls to end intercountry adoptions
"The death of this child is proof the system does not work."
As winter nears, India to convert old train coaches into homeless shelters
The urban homeless population rose by a fifth in the decade to 2011, as thousands migrated from villages in search of better prospects
INTERVIEW-Driven by fear, Rohingyas keep fleeing Myanmar- Red Cross official
"When you decide to leave everything and go it's because, rightly or not, you believe that tomorrow will be worse than today where you are staying"
Speak up and lead the way for LGBT equality
The reality is that even in the most progressive countries, being out at work is not a given. It’s still an issue.
"A difficult life": As refugee arrivals to Greece pick up, misery grows
More than 14,500 asylum-seekers, mostly Syrians and Iraqis, are in five camps on Greek islands close to Turkey
Chad's survivors of torture and rape seek justice for fellow Africans
"We as victims, who have lived through this disaster, we can put ourselves forward as an example to bring peace"
Turkish court releases eight rights activists on bail in terrorism trial
"I don't understand how I can be associated with three different terrorist organisations by having attended a workshop"
Desperate for news, Rohingya refugees tune in to "WhatsApp radio"
With few news sources in their own language and low levels of literacy, audio messages distributed on WhatsApp have become a community radio of sorts
Wanted: 11 million professionals to save Africa from "disaster"
Six in ten Africans lack access to basic sanitation and on average there are only 1.7 medical professionals per 1,000 inhabitants - well below the minimum international standard
When Women Rule: El Alto's first female mayor defies Bolivia's old boys' network
"People elected me because I do things differently than how things were done in the past and this gives me strength"