South Asia
Expert Says 1.2 Billion People Denied Of Electricity Globally
An energy efficiency expert said on Saturday that 1.2 billion people in the world are living without access to...
Bangladesh’s Largest Opposition Party To Hold Countrywide Protest
Bangladesh's largest opposition party Sunday announced a countrywide demonstration on Monday in protest against denial...
ADB Partners PRC
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have been collaborating since 1986. Thirty...
What Will Be the Impact of Trump Presidency On Immigration, Refugees?
Expert Views: What will be the impact of Trump presidency on immigration, refugees? The election of Republican Donald...
Fire Kills Factory Workers In India’s Sahibabad
Thirteen workers have died in a fire at a suspected illegal garment factory on the outskirts of Delhi in India. The...
Sustainable Agriculture Deserves Center Stage In Marrakech
By José Graziano da Silva Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Agriculture,...
Five Pictures That Show How Social Media Can Be A Minefield
Five pictures that show how social media can be a minefield play videoBBC Arabic staff give their views on some social...
Gunmen Kill Four At Shi’ite Muslim Gathering In Karachi
Gunmen on motorcycles killed at least four people at a religious gathering of Shi'ite Muslims in Karachi, Pakistan's...
Agric Has Big Role In Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The pledge to eradicate hunger and poverty must go hand in hand with rapid transformations of farming and food systems...
1.3 Million Kenyans In 23 Counties Are In Need of Food Aid
1.3 million Kenyans in 23 counties are in need of food aid - Report Despite the progress Kenya has made in reducing...
Kenya Ranked 3rd On Access To Credit In Sub Saharan Africa
Kenya is ranks third in Sub Saharan Africa for access to credit, a survey by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in...
Tackling Inequality Vital To Ending Extreme Poverty By 2030
A new World Bank study on poverty and shared prosperity says that extreme poverty worldwide continues to fall despite...
Tackling Inequality Vital To Ending Extreme Poverty By 2030 – World Bank
A new World Bank study on "Poverty and Shared Prosperity" indicates that extreme poverty worldwide continues to fall...
Nearly 385 Million Children Live In Extreme Poverty – UNICEF
Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, according to a new analysis from the World...
Dozens of Afghan Troops Missing From Military Training In U.S.
Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years,...
Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills At Least 23
At least 23 people have been killed in a huge fire that broke out at a packaging factory in Bangladesh. A further 70...
Illegal Child Marriages Flourish In Nepal, Stealing Youths’ Futures
Kopila Wosti was just 14 when her father married her off to a stranger who was five years older. A year later, she gave...
Climate Change Could Force 100M into Poverty by 2030, World Bank Group Report Says
There could be more than 100 million additional people living in extreme poverty by 2030 if the international community...