U.N. group says Salvadoran women unfairly locked up for abortion crimes
Three women who were jailed for abortion-related crimes were unjustly detained, U.N. experts have found
British hedge fund billionaire Hohn launches campaign to starve coal plants of finance
Chris Hohn, who donates to groups working on climate change, aims to block projects before they pose threat to climate
In a bid to repair Pacific ties, Australia legislates greater recycling use
Government departments will be required to buy recycled materials that could otherwise become marine debris
Campaigners urge PM Johnson to 'turbocharge' climate plans ahead of U.N. summit
Sixty environment and development groups call on Britain to unveil more ambitious and detailed decarbonisation plans, and lead international efforts to boost aid for countries hit by climate disasters
Climate change lengthens Australian summers by 50% - study
Report released as Australia counts cost of unusually intense bushfire season that burned nearly 12 million hectares of bushland
As wildfires worsen, firefighters go high-tech to stay healthy
Tech giant IBM is helping test and roll out a low-cost device to monitor health risks for firefighters, developed by volunteers in Spain, as the threat of wildfires grows worldwide
Scottish parliament approves free sanitary products for all women
The Scottish parliament approved plans on Tuesday to make sanitary products freely available to all women, the first nation in the world to do so
'Doomsday' food vault in the Arctic to welcome one millionth crop seed variety
The vault was designed to safeguard global food supplies in the event of a major disaster
Climate change could pose 'catastrophic' security threat, experts warn
Disease would spread, and border security and infrastructure would break down as resources grow more scarce, fueling extremism, crime and human trafficking, experts said
Earthquake in Turkey-Iran border region kills 9, injures more than 100
The shallow tremor caused more than 1,000 buildings to collapse in Turkey, prompting a brief rescue effort to find those trapped under rubble