Bangladesh

Rohingya 'tusk force' keeps refugees safe from deadly elephants

Volunteers teach people how to behave with elephants used to migrating through forest that now hosts refugee camps.

Rohingya 'tusk force' keeps refugees safe from deadly elephants

Malaysia

Malaysia shuts 111 schools as poisonings become 'more critical'

About 500 people, many of them children, received medical treatment after inhaling the fumes from dumped toxic waste.

Malaysia shuts 111 schools as poisonings become 'more critical'

Business & Economy

Fiat Chrysler to recall 862,500 vehicles over emissions failures

Voluntary move prompted by US regulator investigations and in-house testing to be carried out in phases this year.

Fiat Chrysler to recall 862,500 vehicles over emissions failures

Environment

'Social disaster': South Korea steps up fight against pollution

Pollution in Asia's fourth-largest economy was made worse by factors like coal power generation and vehicle emissions.

'Social disaster': South Korea steps up fight against pollution

Pollution

Study says air pollution killing more people than smoking

Scientists estimate pollution caused 8.8 million extra deaths in 2015, more than about seven million caused by smoking.

Study says air pollution killing more people than smoking

Kenya

Kenya: Environmental activists campaign against Lamu port project

Activists say the proposed Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport Corridor project will damage the environment.

Kenya: Environmental activists campaign against Lamu port project
02:36

Counting the Cost

Car industry: What's the real cost of going electric?

Under pressure from trade tariffs, new CO2 rules and even Brexit, carmakers around the world are electrifying.

Car industry: What's the real cost of going electric?
24:36

South Korea

South Korea plans artificial rain to reduce Seoul air pollution

President Moon hopes collaboration with China will improve air quality in the country.

South Korea plans artificial rain to reduce Seoul air pollution
01:47

India

These are the world's most polluted cities

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China are home to the 50 cities worldwide with the dirtiest air, new study shows.

India has the world's worst air pollution: report

Environment

World entangled in plastic waste catastrophe

World Wide Fund for Nature's report says since the year 2000, the world has used more plastics than in all the years before.

World entangled in plastic waste catastrophe
07:54

US & Canada

Chimpanzees go into retirement as US ends animal testing

From laboratory to sanctuary, we meet the chimpanzees getting a new lease on life.

Chimpanzees go into retirement as US ends animal testing
02:28

Africa

Kenya sea turtles: Rescuing endangered species

A look at the work being done in Kenya to save sea turtles from extinction.

Kenya sea turtles: Rescuing endangered species
02:35

Weather

Warnings of severe cold return for Canada and US

This year's polar vortex hasn't gone away yet and the centre of North America now adds windchill to the Arctic cold.

Warnings of severe cold return for Canada and US

Asia Pacific

Indonesia's polluted river clean-up shows slow progress

A year passed since the government launched the clean-up programme, but an action plan was put in place only recently.

Indonesia's polluted river clean-up shows slow progress
02:46

Environment

Qatar moves to establish more sustainable developments

Gulf state looks to counter effects of rising temperatures with multibillion-dollar projects.

Qatar moves to establish more sustainable developments