Female Afghan cyclists push boundaries one wheelie at a time
Brushing aside suicide bombings and public scorn, the young women of Afghanistan's first freestyle cycling club hope their pop-a-wheelies, bunnyhops and backflips will trailblaze a new path for future generations
Suitors, husbands spurn Middle Eastern women disfigured by war
For women young and old, being disfigured or maimed by conflicts in Middle East is a stain that stigmatises them for life
Indonesia pledges to protect peatlands to fight climate change, haze
Indonesia is the world's 6th largest emitter of greenhouse gases
Wounded Kashmiris blocked from medical help during clashes - rights group
"Delays in care are violations of the longstanding protections afforded to medical workers and facilities in times of conflict and civil unrest"
Seeds, tools given to Haitian farmers reeling from Hurricane Matthew -UN
This year, Haiti experienced its third consecutive year of drought, exacerbated by the global El Nino weather phenomenon
Millions of West Africans to benefit from ban on toxic fuel imports - UN
"Air pollution is killing millions of people every year and we need to ensure that all countries urgently introduce cleaner fuels and vehicles"
Fears for refugees health in Kenya as food aid rations halved
Kenya hosts 434,000 refugees from 21 countries, mainly from war-torn neighbouring South Sudan and Somalia
Wanawake wajasiliamali wachangia kuongezeka kwa biashara ya umeme jua Afrika Mashariki
With solar power and access to loans, "we are more productive than ever before. On average we can get $25 a day, even more," says one woman
Women solar entrepreneurs drive East African business surge
With solar power and access to loans, "we are more productive than ever before. On average we can get $25 a day, even more," says one woman
Fears of losing home and land plague one in four Indians, new poll shows
Insecure land rights leave the urban poor particularly vulnerable, as they're often unaware of the rights they have