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A new climate change survey in Asia suggests Pakistanis are leading Bangladeshis in adaptation to changes
After promising in his election campaign to promote women’s rights and equality, Iran’s new president has sent mixed signals with his early senior appointments, but rights activists will keep pushing for more public posts for women
Is there a happy medium between subsistence farming and low-paid labour for big business? In Cambodia, farmers-turned-low-paid labourers at plantations suffer higher food and job insecurity
Looking at climate change risks the same way we look at health or insurance risks may pay dividends in understanding
Global Fund seeks cash to intensify the struggle to defeat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, Liberia and Sweden promise to do all they can - and say women must have a stronger role in society
By cutting livestock methane emissions while reducing the need for fertilizer, a tropical grass could reduce the “hoofprint” of livestock
Pressure on Brazil's rulers to crack down on corruption and improve public services is mounting as the growing middle class flexes its muscles and demands improvements
Even in the United States, a country with strong democratic traditions, the legislature struggles to hold the defence institution accountable for its actions when there are clear indications that they contravene national interest
From an award-winning photojournalist's thoughts on the Syrian conflict to the crumbling health system in Central African Republic, take a look at what our correspondents will be reporting on this week
The vast new underground water stores under Kenya’s arid north are great news – unless they lead to pastoralists falling victim to corrupt land grabs
Countries with natural resources sought by huge multinationals should put the interests of their own people first, and not give away or sell cheaply the land on which millions depend for food and shelter
Organised, funded and staffed by Burmese migrant workers, a primary school on the outskirts of Bangkok aims to both educate children and reduce child labour
Ivan Velasquez, a former top judge in Colombia, takes over as the new chief of Guatemala’s International Commission against Impunity this month, charged with tackling rampant corruption and improving the justice system
African countries need to adjust their healthcare systems and update their national policies to reduce the barriers to men’s participation in HIV/AIDS treatment programmes
Signs of progress at the Stockholm conference but there are key areas where more must be done to meet the challenges of a growing global population
How should corporate wrongdoing be punished - are fines unfair on shareholders, or should they, as owners of the firm, share responsibility for corporate governance?
New decree aims to fulfill a 2010 deal with Norway
Despite increased popularity of the green growth approach, it poses challenges for experts, decision-makers and communities - no more so than in China
Why it’s important to be careful with numbers