SOPA Awards 2016
Our set of stories on climate change innovation in Asia won the 2016 award for excellence in environmental reporting by the Society of Asian Publishers. Read them here!
The world's most dangerous countries for women 2011 - POLL
From rape and domestic violence to lack of healthcare and education, millions of women experience daily peril, but nowhere more than in the five countries a TrustLaw expert poll identifies as the world's most dangerous countries to be female in 2011: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, India and Somalia.
Traces of migrants' unfinished journeys
Photos, watches, cellphones, taken from the bodies of some 90 migrants – Syrian, Pakistani and Sudanese - who died at sea on three boats in the Mediterranean and kept by Italian police to identify them and help convict people smugglers
Glacial lake outbursts
Glacial lake outbursts occur when mountain lakes filled with glacial melt water burst through the natural dams that hold them. Such outbursts can can hugely destructive flash floods - but efforts are underway to improve early warning systems.
The other Pakistan
Though instability continues to plague Pakistan and many areas are dominated by social conservatism, some of the country's more affluent residents have worked to fashion a very different kind of lifestyle for themselves
Eternally displaced: Afghanistan’s escalating crisis
In 2016 the conflict - a continued battle for control between beleaguered Afghan forces and both ISIS and the Taliban - has led to unprecedented levels of displacement, with 1.5 million internally-displaced and 3 million refugees. Almost 1 million people, half of whom are children, have already returned from Iran and Pakistan. At least half a million more are expected to return this year, despite a starkly deteriorating economic, political and security situation within the country.