Widows of suicide farmers to get land titles in Indian state
Widows often face difficulty in claiming their husband's property and in receiving government compensation and other benefits, activists said
FIFA ramps up pressure on Iran to grant women access to matches
Iranian women have been banned from stadiums when men's teams have been playing since the Islamic revolution in 1979
UK police arrest 44 in sex abuse inquiry
Police said 36 men and three women had been detained over the inquiry which is centred on allegations from women that they were abused as children
'Brain fever' blamed for India child deaths preventable -doctors
The deaths were preventable, doctors say, if poor families had access to good food, clean water and better medical care
Indian state compensates bonded worker after child's factory death
Thousands of people continue to work as bonded labourers in India, with employers often keeping children as collateral when their parents travel back home
Izzy serious? Folau starts crowdfunding campaign to fight sacking
The fundamentalist Christian was sacked after he posted on social media that hell awaits 'drunks, homosexuals, adulterers' and other groups
Ambitious 2050 climate goal relegated to footnote at EU summit
To achieve net-zero emissions, the bloc would have to invest an additional 175 to 290 billion euros ($198-327 billion) per year in clean energy technology
With drones, AI and e-vehicles, China crafts green-tech megalopolis
Beijing fosters links between nine cities in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau to forge the world's biggest urban area offering 70 million people a smart, low-carbon lifestyle
Struggle for water intensifies as taps run dry in India
India faces the worst long-term water crisis in its history as demand outstrips supply, with millions of lives and livelihoods at risk
In first, U.S. rebukes Malawian diplomats over trafficking case
Some 400,000 people are believed to be trapped in some form of modern slavery in the United States, according to the Global Slavery Index