Health
Global disease, mental health and fake drug detection spotlight at Doha's innovative health summit.
by Ali Younes
Asia
by Natasha Ghoneim
Middle East
Asia Pacific
by Adrian Brown
Africa
by Fahmida Miller
Africa10 Nov 2018 18:04 GMT
Announcement comes amid warnings situation may worsen due to armed group attacks and community resistance.
Human Rights10 Nov 2018 06:55 GMT
As Tokyo prepares for the 2020 Paralympics, victims of Japan's forced sterilisation programme are fighting for justice.
India09 Nov 2018 10:04 GMT
Although women attend rehabilitation centres, they are at risk of relapse because of family, social and work pressures.
Australia09 Nov 2018 02:16 GMT
Critics brand policy 'failure' that has destroyed lives as children airlifted to Australia for urgent medical treatment.
Asia Pacific08 Nov 2018 11:17 GMT
In a country preparing to host the next Paralympic Games in 2020, the prejudice continues for the seven million Japanese living with disabilities.
101 East08 Nov 2018 05:25 GMT
Examining how the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games is shining light on Japan's mistreatment of people considered imperfect.
China07 Nov 2018 11:11 GMT
The Mu Mengjie school in China's Hebei Province helps children caught in the double bind of disability and poverty.
Yemen03 Nov 2018 10:40 GMT
Maternal and infant mortality rise as doctor shortages lead to unqualified staff working in ill-equipped hospitals.
Middle East02 Nov 2018 19:49 GMT
The seven-year-old girl, whose New York Times portrait caused outcry, passed away in a refugee camp, her family says.
Food02 Nov 2018 05:00 GMT
Asia-Pacific is home to half the world's undernourished people, but obesity also increasing quickly.
Health01 Nov 2018 05:58 GMT
Life-changing technology from scientists in Switzerland could also repair damaged spinal cords.
Gaza30 Oct 2018 15:46 GMT
Barely three percent of Gaza's drinking water wells is fit for human consumption, and the crisis is claiming lives.
Health29 Oct 2018 13:11 GMT
Contaminated and scarce water owing to Israel's brutal siege and bombing of infrastructure leads to death and disease.
Asia Pacific28 Oct 2018 11:14 GMT
As Indonesia’s emergency response phase ends, life is back to normal in some areas. In others, much remains to be done.
Indonesia28 Oct 2018 07:28 GMT
A month since the quake and tsunami, poor sanitation and dirty conditions fuel sickness among the displaced.
by Yusuf Kabba
by Shaun Mellors
by Gina Benevento
by Adia Benton