Refugee crowned 'wine queen' as German tradition evolves
Many wine regions in Germany crown a 'queen' each year, but this is the first time the honour has gone to a Syrian refugee
Mali's banks woo clients with hire-purchase solar power kits
Credit for solar systems aimed at jump-starting clean energy use by households that could not otherwise afford them
Child hunger here to stay unless world "dramatically changes course" - charity
There are some 159 million children who are stunted today
Female golfers hope to score a birdie for gender equality at Rio Olympics
"It is annoying that the men are getting so much attention when we are not"
Senegalese maid in Saudi Arabia could face death penalty after murder charge
Senegalese maid trafficked to Saudi Arabia may face death penalty after charged with killing her employer
Gang rape videos on sale in India amid rise in violent crimes against women
Increasingly, perpetrators are recording their crimes on mobile phones to use as a blackmailing tool and to dissuade victims from going to the police
Indian women braid straps for big brands in conditions 'worse than sweatshops'
"Their situation is worse than a sweatshop, because at least in the sweatshop they don't have to pay for electricity and water and rent and they get paid regularly"
U.N. hopeful of humanitarian pause in Aleppo fighting
"There is still time, we cannot give up hope"
Stalker sets schoolgirl on fire in deadly attack in southern India
The man set himself on fire and hugged the 17-year-old girl, all the while saying that he would not let her live for spurning him
Israel accuses World Vision's Gaza representative of funding Hamas
"Based on the information available to us at this time, we have no reason to believe that the allegations are true." - World Vision