Signal sending chip wins prize for new technology to protect women
"Safety is a fundamental human right and shouldn't be considered a luxury for women"
Desert city Phoenix mulls ways to quench thirst of sprawling suburbs
Phoenix's population is set to rise to 2.2 million by 2030, a challenging prospect considering the region's dwindling water supplies
After spring floods, Nairobi moves to cut disaster risks
Worsening flooding is costing sub-Saharan Africa 1.4 percent of its GDP each year, the U.N. environment agency says
INSIGHT - Down and out in Ulaanbaatar: the battle for housing in a city in crisis
"I used to have land, a comfortable house and a yard. I lived as any middle-class Mongolian citizen. Now I've joined the poorest of the poor"
With community loans, Manila slum dwellers build homes
Slum dwellers were given a choice: move to a resettlement area miles away, or build and own their homes, nearby, under a state-backed programme
Child sex tourism fueled by cheap travel, technology - experts
"The monster isn't the same one known a few years ago. The profile has changed so much that we need to be much more alert."
Smart technology could make cities safer and cleaner, research says
Smart technologies such as real time crime mapping and intelligent traffic signalling could save hundreds of lives, researchers say
Europe accused of failing migrants in Libya as human traffickers thrive
"It is more difficult (for migrants) to leave Libya now ... and the traffickers have to monetise their investments"
No quick fixes for companies seeking to stamp out forced labour - experts
"Hotlines and smartphone apps (allowing staff to report abuses) are widely hailed ... but do not give any power to workers to organise, bargain and improve their conditions"
Mafia villa to become LGBT shelter in Italy
First time asset seized from mafia has been given to LGBT group in Italy