Repair, refurbish, reuse: call to arms for electronics giants
People not only buy more devices, they abandon them quicker, increasing the mining of raw materials and landfill waste
Refugees in India's West Bengal get land titles amid citizenship row
India is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, which spells out refugee rights and state responsibilities to protect them
Afghan men oppose more women's rights; elders less hardline
About two-thirds of men think women in Afghanistan have too many rights and that women are too emotional to become leaders
Energy-short Pakistan moves to power up solar manufacturing
A tax break aims to spur manufacturing at home - but companies say obstacles remain
N.Korea's push to use more coal clouds environmental future
North Korea has acknowledged the correlation between coal and polluted air, but says it has had limited access to cleaner options
Missing the market: Adverts out of step as consumers call for strong women
Fewer than one in 10 adverts feature an 'authoritative' female character - even though strong women hold greater sway over consumers
'Food shocks' increasing in frequency over last five decades, report says
Increasing frequency of shocks makes it nearly impossible to recover and prepare for the next one
Children who survived Boko Haram attacks recover through drama, art
Many children have witnessed extreme violence and have no way to process their anger and trauma
FACTBOX - Hacks and facts: 10 things you didn't know about data privacy
Did you know less than 60 percent of countries have laws to secure the protection of data and privacy?
UK mum weeps in court as she denies cutting daughter's genitals
FGM has been illegal in Britain since 1985, but there has never been a successful prosecution