Taiwan MPs urged to back government in Asia's first same-sex marriage law
Taiwan has until May 24 to legalise same-sex marriage after a 2017 ruling by the island's top court
As India votes, parties court farmers with green promises
Extreme weather, spiraling operating costs and plunging food prices have thrown millions of India's farmers into crisis - and may affect how they vote
Australian islanders to lodge landmark UN complaint on climate change
The complaint will be the first legal action worldwide brought by inhabitants of low-lying islands against a nation state, lawyers say
Voice of resilience: Kenyan radio builds herders' trust in drought insurance
Explaining to pastoralists via local media how index-based insurance can protect them from climate stresses is persuading them to buy it
A new 'climate strike': Opting for no children as climate fears grow
Worried about climate risks, some young would-be parents are taking a hard look at whether to have children
Gunmen kill female ex-Afghan journalist in Kabul
The killing came during heightened focus on women's rights ahead of a possible exit of foreign forces from Afghanistan
As India votes, parties court farmers with green promises
Extreme weather, spiraling operating costs and plunging food prices have thrown millions of India's farmers into crisis - and may affect how they vote
Colombia Mother's Day marred with blood, gender violence
Historically, domestic and sexual violence in Colombia spikes around and on Mother's Day, as does the murder rate
Companies trying to do good face stiff competition - from each other
Taking part in international contests that reward the best business ideas with prize money is a way for social enterprises to raise funding without giving away equity
Congo's Ebola outbreak 'unlikely' to be contained unless violence stops
The outbreak has killed 1,074 people out of a total of 1,604 confirmed or probable cases, according to the health ministry