Climate disruption threatens health and future of all children, commission warns
Children face multiple risks - from global warming to hunger to exploitative marketing - and no country is adequately dealing with these, says a U.N.-backed report
How cat videos could cause a 'climate change nightmare'
Data centres processing and storing data, from sending emails to streaming videos, could account for up to 8% of the world's total power demand by 2030, warn experts
Can ethical businesses bring a breath of fresh air to Asia's polluted cities?
Air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year
Knightley says film 'Misbehaviour' highlights battle for equality
Knightley says 'Misbehaviour' feels relevant at a time when people are still fighting for equal treatment
India's top court orders equal roles for women in army
With this women will get the same opportunities and benefits as their male colleagues, including ranks, promotions and pensions, and be allowed to serve longer tenures
Ukraine's LGBT+ war veterans boost battle for equality
Ukraine decriminalised same-sex relations in 1991, but homophobia remains widespread
Malaysia urged to cut down on plastic packaging for cleaner seas
Malaysians top the list of per-capita consumption of plastic packaging out of six Asian countries that account for 60% of plastic pollution in the sea
Kenyan farmers find sweet spot with nutritious, drought-hardy crop
In drought-prone central Kenya, a farmers' cooperative is growing resilient sweet potato and making popular bakery products with it
EXCLUSIVE-Major Thai coffee brand vows to repay 200 debt-ridden farmers
Doi Chaang Coffee says it will pay about 7 million baht ($224,000) after the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed the non-payment and ensuing debts
ANALYSIS-Unequal cities bear the brunt of deadly disease outbreaks
City planners and physicians say densely packed hubs are particularly vulnerable to deadly disease outbreaks and may need a redesign