Pay more for your clothes, Bangladesh workers tell global fashion brands
Bangladesh is the world's second largest garment producer after China
San Francisco hosted a star-studded climate summit but what did we actually learn?
The summit showcased an increasingly visible and vocal climate action community not limited to policy makers and governments
Bangkok street vendors: from Michelin star to fighting eviction
Across Asia, governments keen to modernise booming cities increasingly view street vendors as a hindrance, and as usurpers of public spaces
Facing jail for online 'jokes', Russian feminist vows to fight on
Russian blogger Lyubov Kalugina was charged on Sept. 4 after an unidentified man complained about 12 posts she published on Russia's social media network
In Pakistan, a high mountain water pipe brings a bonus: peace
Better water storage and a more secure supply mean conflicts over water are declining - and harvests are growing
Islanders in Kenya build recycled plastic boat to highlight pollution
Last year the Kenyan government imposed the world's toughest law against plastic bags, with offenders risking imprisonment for up to four years
Florence lumbers inland, leaving five dead, communities flooded
Around 10 million people could be affected by the storm
Cape Town mayor looks to apartheid's legacy to curb climate change
"To reduce carbon emissions, you have to deal with the spatial planning of your city"
U.S. climate summit ends with California promising satellite carbon monitoring
California's satellite would help pinpoint the source of highly potent greenhouse gases, filling a gap after Trump administration cuts
Land conservation steps into limelight as key climate change fix
The way land is used for food production and forestry accounts for about a quarter of planet-warming emissions