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Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:09 PM

Hundreds of millions of the insects have swept over the Horn of Africa in the worst outbreak in a quarter of a century, says the United Nations

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:53 PM

From how more carbon dioxide will affect crops to potential hikes in malaria and heat waves, Africa needs to understand more, fast, about its rising health risks, researchers say

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:53 PM

Bangladesh believes education can protect the young refugees from traffickers' false promises of work and better lives

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:17 PM

If the bill is passed, the change would replace a nearly 50-year-old law and extend the abortion deadline to 24 weeks from 20

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 14:53 PM

The government is spurring a shift toward renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power with exits from nuclear power by 2022 and coal-fuelled power sources by 2038

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:26 PM

The government is planning to relocate residents of flimsy houses near rivers that flooded when Cyclone Idai hit - but engineers say a comprehensive overhaul of building codes and materials is needed

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:02 PM

For black women married before 1988, the husband owned all matrimonial assets and could sell them without consulting his wife - until a landmark win this month overturned the law

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:31 AM

Scientists and humanitarians say Asha's story – of a once prosperous family – will become more familiar as repeated disasters push families into competition for ever-scarcer resources

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:06 PM

India, which uses about 14 million tonnes of plastic annually, lacks an organized system for management of plastic waste, leading to widespread littering

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:54 AM

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will determine if Ecuador was responsible for failing to prevent and protect a 16-year-old girl from sexual violence in a state school