'Uberisation' of India's domestic work market has benefits and risks
India's on-demand domestic work companies are expanding by up to 60 percent month-on-month
Killings in Indian police custody go unpunished, says rights group
591 people have died in police custody in India since 2010
Mexican ranchers and indigenous people urge government to solve land conflict
At issue are vast stretches of property that ranchers want for intensive agriculture but their neighbours want it for subsistence farming
How can business foster justice in times of rapid change?
Hostility to globalisation, rising inequality and accelerating innovation made world more volatile and uncertain in 2016
Artist Liu Bolin live streams Beijing smog to raise awareness
Liu walks around wearing an orange vest with 24 smartphones attached, live-streaming scenes of smog
Air pollution in northern Chinese city surpasses WHO guideline by 100 times
On Saturday, 22 cities issued red alerts for air pollution - increasingly common in northern industrial heartland
FEATURE-Pakistan repatriation push, rising hostility alarms Afghan refugees
"It is extremely disturbing for me to learn that after all these years, we are still being treated as foreigners."
Africa at highest risk of major economic blow from future climate threats - global index
Farmers in these countries are smallholders using traditional farming methods and do not have the financial safety nets to invest in new crops that may improve yields
Only the hardiest remain at Dakota pipeline protest camp
Two weeks after a victory in their fight against the pipeline, about 1,000 protestors plan to stay through winter
FACTBOX - How many migrants are there in the world?
Sunday, Dec. 18, is International Migrants Day. Here are some facts on migrants and refugees