FACTBOX-Floods, reef loss and migration: Asia's future on a hotter planet
Of the top 20 cities with the largest projected increase in annual flood losses between 2005 and 2050, 13 are in Asia
Asia faces disaster from soaring temperatures if climate change unchecked - scientists
Warning that Asia-Pacific is at "highest risk" of plummeting into deeper poverty and disaster if climate change measures are not quickly and strongly implemented
All-girl Afghan robotics team cleared to compete in United States
Members of the team said they see the competition as a chance to help improve conditions in Afghanistan, where women and girls often face significant limitations in public and private life
British war surgeon Nott returns to Gaza to train doctors
"It seems a great shame to me that I come back and things do not seem to have moved on to where we have liked to see them three years ago"
Pope warns G20 against 'dangerous alliances' damaging poor, migrants -paper
The pope said the greatest danger concerned immigration, with "the poor, the weak, the excluded and the marginalised"
Police remove thousands of migrants from northern Paris pavement camps
Many of the migrants who have put up tents in Porte de la Chapelle have fled war or strife in countries such as Sudan, Eritrea and Afghanistan.
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Denied US visas, all-girl Afghan robotics team to watch their creation compete via Skype
Unusual story of the Afghan all-girl team has emerged as the US grapples with the legality of President Donald Trump's order to temporarily ban travel from six Muslim-majority countries
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Maliha was convicted of being a prostitute and spent years in a women's prison, until lawyer Mahdis Doost came to her defense
New Zealand pledges $1 million to help clear landmines in Colombia
Colombia is one of the most mine-scarred countries in the world after a half century of war