Modi's $87 billion river-linking gamble set to take off as floods hit India
Government hopes project will cut farmers' dependence on fickle monsoon rains by bringing millions of hectares of cultivatable land under irrigation
Texas city loses water, 44 dead, but thousands of Harvey survivors rescued
Some 779,000 Texans have been told to leave their homes and another 980,000 fled voluntarily amid dangers of new flooding from swollen rivers and reservoirs
Code of silence makes death more likely for Indian assault victims
"Not every woman is going to go to a hospital to say: 'I have just been beaten' or 'I have just been assaulted'. Probably the real level is actually higher..."
Climate change might be cause of record U.S. road deaths - study
People might have used their vehicles more frequently to avoid increasingly bad weather - rising temperatures and heavier rainfall - resulting in an increased number of deaths
FACTBOX-Beyond Harvey: deadly floods bring havoc to Africa, Asia
Floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal have killed more than 1,200 people and affected 40 million
Scotland details human trafficking hotspots in bid to end abuse
The map, detailing the location of victims, is the first of its kind and is part of a wider strategy by the Scottish government to crack down on modern slavery
Bodies wash up on Bangladesh shore as Rohingya flee Myanmar
Around 27,400 Rohingya cross into Bangladesh since Friday
Rohingya women, children die in desperate boat escape from Myanmar
"We left after the army came early yesterday. They burned houses and shot many people. We ran away so they couldn't find us"
Commercial drones face unprecedented test in Harvey's destructive wake
"Harvey is an opportunity to see whose drones are capable and whose are merely toys"
Ivorian women hold key to $6 billion treasure chest
"The challenge is convincing men that they have a vested interest in gender parity"