First Nepali man to be convicted over 'menstrual hut' death walks free
A court in western Nepal sentenced Chhatra Rawat to 45 days in jail earlier this week after his 21-year-old sister-in-law suffocated to death in a 'menstrual hut'
Domain sale could do 'irreparable harm' to millions of charities, NGOs warn
Top NGOs have called for the $1.1 billion sale of the .org internet domain to a private company to be blocked
More evictions feared in India as citizenship law is enforced
Nearly 2 million people - including Hindus - were left off a list of citizens released in Assam last year for failing to have adequate documentation
Forest monitoring gets a boost from Japanese space agency data
Felling trees exacerbates climate change as forests absorb a third of emissions produced globally but when cut down, the carbon is released back into the air through burning or rotting
Football faces up to homophobia in Mexico
'Activists and the LGBT+ community can insist, but it is up to them (football community) for people to stop doing it. They have more authority and influence'
Tree planting extends an olive branch across the climate divide
"Trees are a bipartisan issue. I haven't met any anti-tree people yet," says Salesforce CEO, as U.S. president signs up to one trillion trees initiative in Davos
Equality won't happen by itself, says Finnish PM
Sanna Marin, the world's youngest prime minister at the age of 34, says it is not 'that big a deal' for women to be in power in Finland but she welcomes the debate her election has triggered
Out of court: Ugandans turn to 'barefoot lawyers' to settle land disputes
The legal group was founded by Ugandan law students as a Facebook page and now reaches 350,000 people a month through social media and public meetings
Too good to be true? The best investment that never was
Women-owned companies perform better on average than those run by men but often miss out on the money they need to grow
Burned by wildfire losses, insurance industry rethinks risks
Maintaining coverage as wildfires grow fiercer and more frequent will require lowering risks and finding new ways to fund policies for the most vulnerable, insurers say