Bangladesh to hang Islamist opposition leader - jail head
BANGLADESH-WARCRIMES/EXECUTION (PIX, TV):Bangladesh to hang Islamist opposition leader - jail head
Under 3 percent of alleged Indian army abuses in Kashmir are true-officer
Indian officer says more than 97 percent of allegations of abuse by Indian soldiers against people in Kashmir proved false after investigations, but Amnesty International says secrecy of investigations argues culture of impunity is at work
Afghanistan's Karzai rebuffs U.S. pressure to sign security deal
AFGHANISTAN-FRANCE:Afghanistan's Karzai rebuffs U.S. pressure to sign security deal
Extreme weather deepens crisis for Kashmir's nomadic tribes
Some half a million nomads in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir are losing the battle to maintain their way of life amid conflict, scarce development opportunities and a changing climate
INSIGHT-Chic Nairobi throbs to the beat of dirty money
Nairobi is booming and the Kenyan government has plans to build the capital into an international financial hub. But experts warn it risks becoming a centre for financial corruption
Indian capital elects only three women to its parliament
Activists say the results of last week's New Delhi elections show women continue to struggle to have a political voice in the world's largest democracy
Over 23 million children to be vaccinated in mass polio immunization campaign across Middle East
9 December 2013 -- The largest-ever immunization response in the Middle East is under way this week, aiming to vaccinate more than 23 million children against polio in Syria and neighbouring countries over the coming weeks.
Tackling corruption in disaster relief efforts
How can you stop corruption when hundreds of millions of aid dollars flood into a country after a humanitarian disaster?