Who owns the fight for LGBT+ rights in the Arab world?
Same-sex relationships are illegal across most of the Middle East and North Africa
Pakistan's Punjab province bans farmland use for towns
By 2030, more than half of Pakistan's projected 250 million citizens are expected to live in cities compared to 36 percent now
Star humanitarian or white saviour? Celebrities in Africa spark online furore
Last year, Comic Relief pledged it would use local heroes rather than celebrities in clips from Africa after it was slammed for featuring singer Ed Sheeran in a 2017 video with street children in Liberia
Disease, hunger "alarmingly high" in drought-hit Pakistan: Red Cross
Conditions have recently deteriorated in the drought affected areas with malnutrition rates increasing to 30 percent
German students walk out of school in climate change protest
The youth initiative has called for nationwide strikes on March 15 as part of an international day of action by students in which more than 40 countries are expected to participate
New memorial in India commemorates 'witch' hunt victims
According to the National Crime Records Bureau, there were 134 cases of murders linked to witch hunts in 2016
Return of abused Bangladeshi maids from Saudi prompts calls for govt action
According to data from BRAC's migration programme, last year about 1,300 women returned from Saudi Arabia, saying they had been tortured or exploited
Pakistan to lodge UN complaint against India for "eco-terrorism" forest bombing
Pakistan's climate change minister said the government is undertaking an environmental impact assessment after Indian jets bombed a "forest reserve"
The smart money is jumping the sinking coal ship
A torrent of banks and other financiers are shifting their money out of coal as investment risks in it grow
Can Qatar's low-carbon city show a greener Middle East future?
Gas-rich Qatar emits more carbon dioxide per person than any country in the world - but a new urban district is experimenting with lower-emission living