'30 years of blah blah blah': Thunberg questions Italy climate talks
Greta Thunberg and other young climate activists are meeting policymakers in Milan this week to hammer out proposals for tackling global warming
From protests to proposals, activists face climate talks test
Their proposals will be vetted by climate and energy ministers who are gathering at the same venue in Italy's financial centre for their pre-COP26 meeting
San Marino votes to legalise abortion in historic referendum
Prior to San Marino voting to legalise abortion on Sunday, women who ended their pregnancies risked three years' imprisonment, and double for anyone who carried out an abortion.
Zimbabwe bolsters emissions targets ahead of climate summit
Zimbabwe is now committed to a 40% drop in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 across its economy from a "business as usual" scenario, compared with its previous target of 33%
Vanuatu to push international court for climate change opinion
Vanuatu is among more than a dozen Pacific island nations facing rising sea levels and more regular storms that can wipe out much of their economies
Newly signed Texas law restricts abortion-inducing medications
Texas is at the center of the debate over abortion in the United States, enacting the most restrictive abortion laws in the country during recent legislative sessions
R. Kelly's fate in jury's hands in sex trafficking trial
R. Kelly was trailed by sexual abuse accusations for much of his career before being charged with nine criminal counts
Malala pleads with world to protect Afghan girls' education
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said she worried the Taliban would act as they did when they were last in power despite an increase in opportunities for Afghan women since then
World's youth returns to the streets to fight climate change
The strike takes place five weeks before the U.N. COP26 summit, which aims to secure more ambitious climate action from world leaders
In ageing Germany, the young get desperate over climate
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg attended the Global Climate Strike of the Fridays for Future movement in Berlin, Germany on Friday