Can a hungry Mali turn rice technology into 'white gold'?
Malians are cautiously turning to a new farming technique that could boost harvests and help them adapt to the effects of climate change
With smog season looming, Pakistan shuts polluting brick kilns
"The closure will have an economic impact - but so does their continued operation, which has a huge environmental impact," says one official
It's a date: women-to-women business fund comes to UK
Female entrepreneurs often face more obstacles than men, including a lack of access to finance, business networks, international markets and role models
Whistleblower rounds on UK minister over sex abuse in aid sector
The aid sector was rocked by reports this year that staff at several major charities were involved in sexual misconduct
Europe urged to protect thousands of children from human traffickers
In the wake of Europe's migration crisis, traffickers are targeting children and forcing them to work in farms and factories or selling them for sex
Drop in Australia HIV sparks call for greater drug roll-out
New HIV infections among Australian-born gay and bisexual men fell by almost 50 percent following the mass introduction of PrEP, an oral prophylactic
India looks to tighten sexual harassment laws - government officials
Women's rights groups have complained that existing laws do not go far enough to address sexual harassment in the workplace
As climate change batters U.S. cities, some discuss 'managed retreat'
Despite an increase in flash floods and mega-storms, experts say the U.S. federal government has no overarching plan to deal with the climate change crisis
UK police tell websites to patrol sex trafficking after mass arrests
Thousands of adverts for sexual services are posted online every month in Britain - where it is legal to buy and sell sex but soliciting and pimping are banned
Wellington adds water 'islands' as city lifeline after quakes
Much of Wellington's infrastructure is fragile and far from quake-proof