Qatar risks own goal on worker rights with World Cup About 85% or Qatar's 3 million population are foreign workers, mainly from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kenya and the Philippines. World 16 Nov, 2022
As Pakistan drowns, better climate planning urged to cut risks A third of Pakistan is underwater, with at least 1,100 people dead - including 380 children - but monsoon rains "on steroids", likely fuelled by climate change, are not the only cause of the nation's misery. World 01 Sep, 2022
In bombed-out Ukraine city, residents lose homes and livelihoods In recent weeks, many residents have returned home for the first time to find blown-out doors and windows, burnt out interiors and crumbling balconies. World 27 Jun, 2022
Millions at risk as India's severe heatwave exposes cooling gaps As the scorching sun beat down on his fruit cart, Mohammad Ikrar dreaded another day of tossing out dozens of rotting mangoes and melons - a regular practice as India grappled with an unprecedented heatwave this month. Environment 23 May, 2022
Bollywood sex worker biopic resonates in India's brothels Many sex workers in Kamathipura - Mumbai's red-light district - and across India say the film starring celebrated actress Alia Bhatt shows rare understanding of their everyday struggles. World 19 May, 2022
Climate disasters drive Bangladesh children from classrooms to work Twelve-year-old Alamin's house rested on the bank of the Ilsha river in southern Bangladesh until last year, when the surging river eroded it and the family's farmland away, forcing them to flee to a slum in Keraniganj, close to the capital Dhaka. Environment 09 May, 2022
Passport to acceptance? LGBTQ+ travellers wary about gender-neutral IDs Nepal issues identity documents marked with an "O" for "other", an umbrella category for LGBTQ+ and intersex people. World 02 Feb, 2022
As Taliban threats grow, LGBT+ Afghans struggle for work and food LGBT+ Afghans face increasing threats and violence five months since the Taliban seized power, with many forced into hiding and unable to earn a living amid a worsening economic crisis, researchers said on Wednesday. World 26 Jan, 2022
No end in sight for deforestation, as national goals and funding fall short Countries are spending only a fraction of the nearly $500 billion needed each year to stop tree loss and restore forests worldwide to help meet climate and nature goals, researchers warned on Tuesday. Environment 12 Oct, 2021
With free education, Congo's child miners swap hammers for books Squeezed on to benches and on the floor, the Congolese students of Kipushi Primary School did not complain that they only had a few, battered textbooks to share - just down the road, hundreds of less fortunate children were working in open-pit mines. World 10 Aug, 2021
Malaysian mothers fight government over 'sexist' citizenship law Stateless people are deprived of basic rights and often unable to access education, healthcare, jobs and housing. World 15 Jul, 2021
Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems, says UN From the Arctic to the Amazon, the traditional food gathering techniques of indigenous communities are under threat from accelerating climate change and economic pressures, the United Nations said on Friday. World 25 Jun, 2021
