Merkel pledges more funds to clean up city air
"We should do everything possible to avoid driving bans. We are all agreed we need an enormous effort"
Syrian army, allies thrust east to break siege in Deir al-Zor city
Besieged enclave has 93,000 civilians
Six jailed in Tanzania for chopping off hand of albino boy
Albinos are attacked for their body parts, which are prized in witchcraft and can fetch a high price
Explosions rock Myanmar area near Bangladesh border amid Rohingya exodus
Rohingya fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh say a campaign of arson and killings by the Myanmar army aims to force them out
Burundi leadership answerable for crimes against humanity -UN
The youth league of the ruling party, received instructions to commit human rights violations from President Pierre Nkurunziza's office, the UN said
INTERVIEW-India must regulate tubewells as water becomes scarce with urbanisation
"India is the largest consumer of groundwater in the world, but it is getting harder to recharge the aquifers"
Meaty challenge: What's on the menu for future cities?
"It will be meat made from plants, and it will be meat grown in factories without farmers and slaughterhouses"
India probes if shortage of oxygen supplies killed 30 infants
An underfunded, poorly managed public health system is in the spotlight after more than 60 children died in August
Australia is the next major opportunity for the global modern slavery movement
Australia can act to accelerate action on modern slavery but a harmonised approach is required
Malala calls on fellow laureate Suu Kyi to condemn Rohingya treatment
"The world is waiting and the Rohingya Muslims are waiting"