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Poll ranks India the world's most dangerous country for women
A survey of global experts puts Afghanistan and Syria in second and third place, with the US the only western nation in the top 10
'The president sleeps with one eye open': Mugabe reshuffles as power games begin
Robert Mugabe is 93 and boasts he will live to be 100, but the jostling has begun to find a new leader for Zimbabwe when his tumultuous reign finally ends
Can crunchy caterpillars help tackle malnutrition in Burkina Faso?
With acute malnutrition affecting more than 10% of people in Burkina Faso, an innovative startup is mass-producing dried shea caterpillars high in protein
UN rights envoy calls for inquiry into abuses of Rohingya in Myanmar
Special rapporteur for Myanmar to push for resolution at UN human rights council meeting next month for investigation into reports of military atrocities
Kashmir farmers caught in border crossfire hit hard by drought
Villagers on the disputed India-Pakistan border used to coping with stray bullets and shells now fear being forced out by a prolonged drought
Text alert scheme will ensure families in India get the message on organ donation
Awareness campaign aims to stop trafficking and black market trade in body parts by reminding doctors to ask bereaved families about organ donation
Nigeria's $10bn strategy to stem its vast flows of stolen oil
A government investment plan aims to disarm militant groups fighting for a greater share of the Niger Delta’s oil wealth
Hydroelectric dams emit a billion tonnes of greenhouse gases a year, study finds
Impact of dams on climate change has been underestimated, researchers warn, as rotting vegetation creates 25% more methane than previously thought
Myanmar casts minorities to the margins as citizenship law denies legal identity
Citizenship legislation in Myanmar excludes some communities and restricts the rights of others, even where families have lived in the country for generations
India's comic-book superheroine trains her powers on acid attacks
Second outing for heroine who fought sexual violence with help of Hindu goddess Parvati will highlight issues surrounding acid attacks on Indian women
Rebuilding after Typhoon Haiyan: 'Every time there is a storm I get scared'
Three years after the typhoon destroyed more than a million homes and killed 6,000 people, the Philippines has fallen far short on house-building pledge
Sex trafficking victims forced to work in illicit Texas bars, claims study
Anti-slavery group report finds 1,300 women and girls have been trafficked into US brothels since 2007, with some forced to have sex 50 times a day
Bridging the language divide in Thailand's strife-torn deep south
In southern Thailand, taking the language of the Muslim Patani-Malay community into government schools to reduce ethnic tensions has proved its worth
Somalia: one man’s terrorist is another man’s carpenter
Government reintegration programmes for al-Shabaab fighters are helping to shrink support for the Islamic militant group
Pakistanis displaced by war return to wrecked homes and a ruined economy
After the conflict against militants along Pakistan’s north-west frontier, those going back say the government is not doing enough to help rebuild their lives
How do we get more people to purify water using the sun's rays?
Sunshine can quickly sterilise water in bottles – known as solar disinfection – but people prefer known technology such as ceramic filters and chemicals
EU accused of exporting problem of overfishing with Mauritania deal
EU vessels to catch shrimp, tuna and other fish in return for funds, but critics say there is little evidence that EU cash is helping Mauritanian fishing communities
European parliament slams G7 food project in Africa
Euro-MPs criticise G7-led food security programme, saying it pushes agribusiness and GM to the detriment of biodiversity and small-scale farmers
Promoting abstinence to prevent HIV doesn't stop risky sex, study says
Researchers who compared data including number of partners and teenage pregnancy rates say funds devoted to abstinence could be better spent
All roads lead to Djibouti as refugees flee Yemen even as migrants head there
Refugees sailing across the Bab-el-Mandeb strait to escape Yemen’s civil war are passing migrants heading in the opposite direction in search of a better life
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