Actors, popstars raise funds to support victims of Australian bushfires
Actor Nicole Kidman and pop singer P!nk pledged major donations, while the British queen expressed her support for firefighters
Australian bushfires ease on cooler weather, death toll rises
Twenty-four people have died and and hundreds of properties are thought to have been destroyed in the bushfires
Bushfires rage out of control across southeast Australia
The Bureau of Meteorology said conditions were deteriorating rapidly as winds fuelled fires and smoke plumes triggered storms
Authorities warn Australian bushfires developing their own weather systems
The bushfires are generating so much heat that they are sparking dry lighting storms and fire tornadoes
Mexico City goes back to the future with plastic bag ban
The city has banned all sellers from offering single-use plastic bags from January 1
Climate strike but no cake for Greta Thunberg as she turns 17
"I won't have a birthday cake but we'll have a dinner"
Water harvesting has added benefit for Kenya: less flooding
Efforts to trap and store more water to battle worsening climate change-related drought are helping cut flood risk too, experts say
Veganism is a belief protected under UK law, tribunal rules
A judge found that ethical veganism - leading a life that avoids all harm to animals - is covered by Britain's Equality Act 2010 but has yet to rule on Casamitjana's dismissal
Indonesia seeds clouds to keep them away from flooded capital
The death toll in Jakarta and surrounding areas rose to 43, while tens of thousands of people have been displaced
Australia urges people to flee as fires set to surge at weekend
Victoria declared a state of disaster across areas home to about 100,000 people, with authorities urging people to evacuate before a deterioration expected on Saturday