Fathers' club addresses violence against women in Haiti
Men in rural Haiti are learning why it's not ok to hit their wives or force them to have sex
Myanmar farmers lose their grip on land
Myanmar's new land bills may increase the number of land grabs by big business and government, activists say
Steeped in poverty, Myanmar targets natural resources
Despite being rich in natural resources, Myanmar is south-east Asia's poorest country
Q&A with Ajay Chhibber, U.N. Assistant Secretary General on governance in Myanmar
UN development official welcomes Myanmar's plans to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
Ex-NASA engineer designs mWater app to chart water quality
A scientist has turned his focus from water and health problems in space to those on Earth
Iraqi Kurdistan govt failing to enforce FGM law - HRW
Girls in Iraq's Kurdistan still undergo FGM despite a law banning it, HRW says
Drought and conflict leave Mali's children hungry
Red Cross raises awareness of how to spot malnutrition in time, while government helps farmers adapt to decline in rainfall
ON THE MONEY TRAIL: Corruption in the news - Aug. 29
A daily scrapbook of stories from major news media on corruption, bribery and financial crimes
Scholars call for aid to end "genocide" in Sudan
Genocide scholars urge the US to "act now to stave off the starvation of an entire people"