India women's commission chief slammed for comments on legalising prostitution
Her comments on the legalisation of prostitution have alarmed some groups working against the trafficking of children and women
FEATURE-Unfinished war in Sri Lanka threatens paradise regained
Rising disaffection felt by Tamils over continued abuses and a lack of reconciliation could jeopardise peace
Spend less on arms, more on schools, says Nobel laureate Satyarthi
Additional $18 billion needed to educate all the children in the world - less than three days of military expenditure, laureate says
REPORTER’S VIDEO DIARY: The women de-mining Sri Lanka
Our correspondent Nita Bhalla returns to northern Sri Lanka to meet again with a group of women de-miners she first met in 2011
Economists urge Modi not to squeeze job scheme for Indian rural poor
Scheme costs only 0.3 percent of GDP, helps 50 million poor households, many lower caste or tribal
Girls at risk as Bangladesh mulls lowering age of marriage, says HRW
Campaigners say child marriage triggers violations that continue throughout a girl's life such as rape and domestic violence
INTERVIEW-'I can't explain the joy each time I've freed a child'-Nobel winner
Indian Nobel prize winner Kailash Satyarthi has helped rescue more than 70,000 children from slavery at brick kilns, quarries, factories, sweatshops and farms
India braces as cyclone hurtles towards east coast
Up to 7.2 million people can be affected by wind speeds of cyclone strength or above - GDACS website
India stockpiles rations, plans evacuations as cyclone looms
Government orders local officials to prepare for cyclone, hopes for "zero casualties"
Nepal hunger striker died seeking justice for war crimes
Both sides - the army and Maoists - delay investigation into war crimes because they fear prosecution