Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh warned to be wary with human trafficking rising
As more reports emerge of traffickers preying on Rohingya refugees, authorities and aid groups have ramped up activities in the camps to warn people of the risks
As students map the weather, an Indian village bests its water woes
A weather station monitored by students - part of a range of water-smart innovations - has turned around a parched village
Brazil's former environment head calls raging wildfires 'crime against humanity'
A record number of wildfires have raged for weeks and are decimating the Brazilian Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest
Emma Watson among advisory group calling on G7 for progressive feminist laws
Watson, Murad and women's rights leaders from more than 20 countries have identified nearly 80 'good practices' in gender equality law
Meghan Markle offers glimpse of UK clothing line for women job-seekers
Meghan Markle, who is married to Britain's Prince Harry, is a patron of the Smart Works charity that provides high-quality interview clothes and interview training
Mexico lacks basic data on hundreds of trafficking victims - government watchdog
In one case, a Venezuelan woman released from a Mexican prison after being recognized as a trafficking victim was sent to a detention center
INTERVIEW - Ai Weiwei swaps Germany for Britain, blasts Europe over refugees
The Chinese artist is swapping his adopted home of Berlin for Britain, saying German society had become intolerant of refugees
Carrier bag spat erupts as Islamabad moves to ban plastic
As officials begin enforcing a ban on plastic bags, a scuffle suggests the switch - in Pakistan and elsewhere - may not be as easy as hoped
OPINION: We need more young Africans to farm. Let’s give them the tools to do so.
By combining next-generation technologies with the next generation, we can work towards a more food secure and environmentally sustainable future for everyone
From drones to social media, big data helps confront more complex disasters in Asia
As climate change brings bigger threats, data from everything from social media to satellites is helping cut risks in Asia, U.N. officials say