RIGHTS-SPAIN: Five Undocumented Immigrants Drown in Shipwreck

The number of undocumented immigrants attempting to enter Spain continues to grow along with the number of people who die in the attempt. On Thursday, five bodies were recovered after a motorised rubber boat carrying at least 35 people from North Africa sank off the coast of southern Spain.

HEALTH-THAILAND: Unsafe Sex Hikes HIV Rates among Young People

A lack of regular condom use by sexually active youth in Thailand has triggered a rise in HIV infection rates among teenagers, say public health officials.

DEVELOPMENT-PAKISTAN: Suicides Reflect Gloom in Society

"I don't want to live," Mohammad Asghar was whimpering when his family brought him to a government-run hospital last week, profusely bleeding from a wound caused by scissors pierced into his abdomen.

PHILIPPINES: Wives Toil Overseas, Fathers Keep Watch at Home

As soon as Rolando Carabio, a Filipino business graduate and farmer, wakes up, he prepares breakfast for his two children. He sees to it that they take a bath, then brings them to school in his jeep.

PHILIPPINES: Wives Toil Overseas, Fathers Keep Watch at Home

As soon as Rolando Carabio, a Filipino business graduate and farmer, wakes up, he prepares breakfast for his two children. He sees to it that they take a bath, then brings them to school in his jeep.

SINGAPORE: Recession Puts Dependence on Foreign Workers in Peril

The prolonged recession in this affluent South-east Asian city state has begun to bite into the migrant labour market, affecting highly paid financial sector and information technology professionals but hurting foreign domestic workers the most.

SINGAPORE: Recession Puts Dependence on Foreign Workers in Peril

The prolonged recession in this affluent South-east Asian city state has begun to bite into the migrant labour market, affecting highly paid financial sector and information technology professionals but hurting foreign domestic workers the most.

ECUADOR: Strong Indigenous Presence in Future Government

The participation of several indigenous people in the government to take office on Jan 15 in Ecuador, in which Kichwa parliamentarian Nina Pacari is expected to serve as foreign minister, highlights the growing influence of the country's indigenous movement.

ECUADOR: Strong Indigenous Presence in Future Government

The participation of several indigenous people in the government to take office on Jan 15 in Ecuador, in which Kichwa parliamentarian Nina Pacari is expected to serve as foreign minister, highlights the growing influence of the country's indigenous movement.

HEALTH-VIETNAM: Sex Education Falls Short of Mark, Say Students

Poor teacher training and a high incidence of teenage pregnancies and abortions are prompting experts and educators to back reforms in the way Vietnam teaches its youth about sexual and reproductive matters.

HEALTH-VIETNAM: Sex Education Falls Short of Mark, Say Students

Poor teacher training and a high incidence of teenage pregnancies and abortions are prompting experts and educators to back reforms in the way Vietnam teaches its youth about sexual and reproductive matters.

POPULATION: Asian Defeat of U.S. Policy Holds Lessons

Over 30 Asia-Pacific countries have achieved what in a post-Sept. 11 political climate is, increasingly, a daunting task: exposing U.S. government policy as being out of touch with reality.

PHILIPPINES: Labour Unions Left Behind by Migrants’ Exodus

Some of Asia's most vibrant and militant labour unions are found in the Philippines, where they have not only pushed worker's rights but shaped political history through their role in the country's popular uprisings.

POPULATION: Asian Defeat of U.S. Policy Holds Lessons

Over 30 Asia-Pacific countries have achieved what in a post-Sept. 11 political climate is, increasingly, a daunting task: exposing U.S. government policy as being out of touch with reality.

PHILIPPINES: Labour Unions Left Behind by Migrants’ Exodus

Some of Asia's most vibrant and militant labour unions are found in the Philippines, where they have not only pushed worker's rights but shaped political history through their role in the country's popular uprisings.

PHILIPPINES: Labour Unions Left Behind by Migrants’ Exodus

Some of Asia's most vibrant and militant labour unions are found in the Philippines, where they have not only pushed worker's rights but shaped political history through their role in the country's popular uprisings.

POPULATION-KENYA: A Forgotten Food Crisis in Refugee Camps

Food shortages facing refugees in Kenyan camps are so acute that more than 60 percent of children are already malnourished.

PAKISTAN: Afghan Refugees Torn Between Staying, Returning Home

Five-year-old Ajmal, an Afghan refugee born in Pakistan, disagrees with his 11-year-old sister Tarina that the destruction in Afghanistan is such that they should not go back to their homeland yet.

POPULATION-KENYA: A Forgotten Food Crisis in Refugee Camps

Food shortages facing refugees in Kenyan camps are so acute that more than 60 percent of children are already malnourished.

PAKISTAN: Afghan Refugees Torn Between Staying, Returning Home

Five-year-old Ajmal, an Afghan refugee born in Pakistan, disagrees with his 11-year-old sister Tarina that the destruction in Afghanistan is such that they should not go back to their homeland yet.

HEALTH-ARGENTINA: AIDS Threat Looms over Impoverished Young Women

Argentine women who are poor and between the ages of 15 and 24 are the group most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, say experts, citing traditional gender roles, lack of information, and the asymmetry of male-female power in sexual relations as contributing factors.