U.N. urges Asian countries to follow Thailand on fishing pledge
Fishing is largely unregulated in Asia and analysis by the Global Slavery Index has identified workers in the industries of China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand as being at high risk of modern slavery
Malaysia to take glovemaker to court for not paying workers
Malaysia has become the world's glove capital, producing three out of every five pairs of gloves used in the world according to industry data, exporting to countries like Britain and the United States
Space invaders: celestial billboards spark debate about who owns the sky
To date, the United States and Luxembourg are the only countries to have passed domestic legislation on the commercial exploitation of celestial bodies
Cambodia orders rare investigation of shooting in land protest
Between 2000 and 2014, about 770,000 Cambodians were affected by land conflicts
Climate shocks threaten gains against HIV in Africa, researchers say
Teenage girls who grow up in areas hit by harsh drought are more likely to drop out of school, have sex earlier and contract HIV, study finds
Four reasons small farms are running out of water – and how we can fix it
By 2050, four billion people could be experiencing severe water stress, putting global food supply in jeopardy.
Dressed by development: Kenyan nomads attire depict changes after oil find
Oil discovery in the Kenya's impoverished Turkana region in 2012 has sparked hope of development and a better life for inhabitants
Rapes by Zimbabwe troops go unreported as victims fear reprisals
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has come under severe criticism for a crackdown on protestors that rights groups say killed at least 12 people and injured scores
Cities need to grow up - not out - to survive, researchers warn
Poor land records, rampant speculation and weak or corrupt implementation of regulations means that cities are using land inefficiently
Indian women weave their way out of climate change woes
A revival of traditional weaving means women can earn a living at home rather than trekking each day to find work, as a warming climate hits rice harvests