Can Zimbabwe’s switch to LED bulbs curb power crisis, meet climate goals?
Zimbabwe plans to switch to 100 percent low-energy lightbulbs by year-end
Send children 'to work' at school to end child labour in India - activists
"Brands must take responsibility and share their profits to help keep children in school"
INTERVIEW-India's "Diamond City" finds ways to keep its sparkle
Surat hopes its new resilience strategy will make the industrial port city "cohesive, robust and sustainable" in the face of challenges, from economic shocks to disasters
In threat to food security, Bangladesh moves to burn grain for fuel
A push to produce ethanol could make fuel cleaner and help battle climate change – but the price for the country’s poor may be high, experts warn
FEATURE-After long trek to Armenia, Iraq's Yazidi families struggle to fit in
Iraqi Yazidi families who have sought refuge among fellow Yazidi communities in Armenia are finding it hard to integrate.
Breakthrough as Kenya poised to elect first female governors
"Society must stop thinking that women are mere flower girls" - Joyce Laboso, deputy parliamentary speaker
U.N. issues ultimatum as millions face starvation
"We are going to have to make life challenging decisions as to who will receive food and who will not"
Internet shutdowns rob Kashmiri activists of lifeline
Clampdown has hit doctors who treat rural patients via WhatsApp, and silenced journalists covering street protests
Land protests heat up as Indian states clamp down
As demand for land heats up in India's fast growing economy, conflicts related to territory have also risen, stalling industrial and development projects worth billions of dollars
Crop-eating armyworm marches on, UN says Angola now hit
Armyworm spread has undermined hopes for a better harvest this year, with swathes of southern, eastern and western Africa infested