Smuggling gangs hire Ukrainian sailors for "luxury" migrant crossings
In recent years criminal gangs have been offering "luxury journeys" on seaworthy vessels at a cost of between $6,000 and $8,000 per passenger
India's Muslim women say justification for triple talaq, polygamy is medieval
Social indicators amongst Muslim women such as literacy, mortality and employment rates are lower than the national average, say activists
Afghan refugees leave Pakistan over tougher measures on visits home
Pakistan is home to the world's second-largest refugee population, including 2.5 million Afghans, many living there since the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979
Migrants lured by sex into Egypt's backstreet kidney trade, says report
Prostitutes tempt migrants to sell their kidneys as hospitals turn a blind eye to illicit dealing in donated organs for transplants
Funding squeeze hits U.N. food programme in Afghanistan
WFP is facing a $50 mln funding shortfall to support its programmes this year and ensure they are not interrupted during the coming winter
A policeman looks for evidence under a damaged ceiling after twin bomb attack occurred at a court, in Mardan
A policeman looks for evidence under a damaged ceiling after twin bomb attack occurred at a court, in Mardan, Pakistan, September 2, 2016. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez
Day of the Disappeared: South Asia's torturous wait for the missing
"To remain in the dark, not knowing what has happened to someone you love. Imagine the pain this must cause"
More than 300 million at risk of life-threatening diseases from dirty water: UN
"The water quality problem at a global scale and the number of people affected by bad water quality are much more severe than we expected"
FACTBOX-Fleeing persecution at home, thousands of Rohingya land in Malaysia
There are more than 150,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia - 90 percent of them are from Myanmar
Teacher in violence-torn Indian Kashmir starts makeshift schools
Families struggle to provide children with a normal life after more than 50 days of the region's worst violence in years