Deadly land dispute in Vietnam sparks crackdown on 'critical' social media
Four people were killed and dozens arrested last week in the village of Dong Tam as a long-running land dispute flared after a dawn raid by police
Sex trade flourishes in Peru's Amazon despite crackdown on illegal mining
Often poor and with little education, women and girls from indigenous farming communities make easy prey for traffickers, who lure them with false promises of well-paid jobs
Bloomberg makes pitch to women, says he regrets 'bawdy' jokes
Dogging Bloomberg's campaign are allegations that he made inappropriate comments toward women and that his company fostered a hostile environment for female employees
Queer K-pop: chorus grows for gay rights in Asia
An expanding network of LGBT+ choirs across Asia use song to fight discrimination in a region where progress on gay and transgender rights is slow
'We can't close our eyes' to climate change, says Marshall Isles ex-president
In this low-lying Pacific Island nation, even a former president must deal with seawater washing into her garden
Colombia's Amazon tribes tap into rainforest protection funds
Involving native tribal communities is critical to saving the threatened Amazon rainforest, says environment minister
Pope names first woman to senior Vatican diplomatic post
Italian lay woman Francesca Di Giovanni will assume a newly-created post in a division known as the Section for Relations with States where she takes the rank of under-secretary
Bangladesh eyes deal with Malaysia to protect migrant workers from abuse
Bangladesh's current informal recruitment system involves unofficial middlemen who often give false promises about jobs and then charge high fees that trap many workers in debt bondage
More protests, more crackdowns? Climate activism faces 'crunch year'
Will governments police growing peaceful demonstrations demanding urgent climate action without infringing on human and civil rights?
Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of global leaders finds
Long-term risks from climate change now outweigh those from cyberattacks, pandemics, geopolitical conflict and weapons of mass destruction, decision-makers say