California's home losses and deaths in wildfires expected to rise -governor
Firefighters are making progress against major blazes but expect to find more victims once they are able to enter badly-affected areas
Hurricane Laura to cause 'unsurvivable storm surge' on U.S. Gulf Coast
Some 620,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders in Louisiana and Texas
Staff say sexism, racism and abuse are 'systemic' in U.N.-led climate fund
Current and former Green Climate Fund workers said they suffered or witnessed instances of inappropriate relationships and abuse of power
'Keep on fighting', veteran female leader tells young Belarusians
Head of the Belarusian government in exile, Ivonka Survilla, urges her native Belarus to keep protesting to unseat President Lukashenko
Hurricane Laura takes aim at Texas-Louisiana coast, expected to become Category 4
Hurricane Laura was expected to rapidly strengthen to a Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday
'We don't see it': Mexican TV series spotlights trafficking in plain sight
From forced labor to sexual exploitation, the TV documentary series explores the nature and causes of human trafficking in Mexico
U.S. rejects U.N. rights panel upholding access to abortions during pandemic
The United States rejected the U.N. notion of "an assumed right to abortion" after a women's rights panel found abortion rights rolled back amid the pandemic
Paperwork not patrols: Southeast Asian policewomen face career obstacles
The number of policewomen in leadership roles is low, with few deployed to operational roles - such as patrolling - often vital for career progression
Hurricane Laura poses biggest storm threat to U.S. oil output in 15 years
A 10-meter storm surge is expected to hit upper Texas coast this week, halting major U.S. oil producing facilities
Weather gives firefighters relief battling California wildfires
Lower temperatures and a let up in lightning storms offered relief on Tuesday to California's firefighters