FEATURE-Indian village beats drought, one raindrop at a time
Ralegan Siddhi has remained water-sufficient for four decades, even in the severe droughts of 2014 and 2015 that triggered thousands of farmer suicides in Maharashtra
Syrian children turn to suicide, self-harm to escape horrors of war - report
One in four children, around 2.5 million, are on the brink of developing a mental health disorder, said Save the Children
Fears of misuse of Muslim 'waqf' property in India as official suspended
Waqf boards in India hold nearly 500,000 registered properties and tracts of land, making them among the top landowners in the country
Pakistani women in UK paid least compared to men, Irish women the most - study
Women from almost every minority ethnic group experienced a pay gap with white British men
India police find 19 foetuses dumped in plastic bags, suspect female foeticide racket
The recovered foetuses have been sent for DNA testing
"Nevertheless, she persisted" - U.S. women ink battle cry with tattoos
"Nevertheless, she persisted" is showing up on t-shirts, protest signs, social media and at a small tattoo parlor in Minneapolis
Trafficked and abused: Indonesia's Middle East maid ban backfires
"We were made to stand in a line while the employers pick the maid they like, it was like shopping for goods"
Dogs, pimp patrols guard trafficked girls in south Indian brothel - police
"It took us two months to set up the operations as the brothel keepers had hired young boys to patrol the neighbourhood on bikes and tip them off on police raids"
Drought emergency spirals in Ethiopia amid major aid shortages
Almost 13 million people across the Horn of Africa need aid due to drought
FEATURE-Equals in the jungle, Colombia's women guerrillas brace for new, macho world
Demobilised women guerrillas may struggle to enjoy equality once they reintegrate into civilian life in society known for its patriarchal and macho culture