Austrian Muslims to challenge school headscarf ban in court
The primary school headscarves ban will apply to girls up to around the age of 10
Standing tall: first black African woman scales Everest
Saray Khumalo, who has conquered five mountains, uses her expeditions to raise funds for children's education in Africa
INTERVIEW - Mass texting and 50,000 volunteers - how India moved a million people to safety
Odisha's Special Relief Commissioner's team mobilised 50,000 volunteers, police officers, boats, buses and trains to evacuate more than a million people to shelters
'Safe haven' for fleeing families hit by attacks in Burkina Faso
The violence is threatening to upend traditionally peaceful relations between the country's Muslims and Christians
U.N. urges calm after protests by LGBT+ refugees in Kenya turn violent
Many LGBT+ refugees say they are not safe in Kenya as discrimination against sexual minorities is prevalent
Alabama governor signs strictest U.S. abortion ban into law
U.S. abortion rights activists had already vowed to go to court to block enforcement of the Alabama measure, the strictest anti-abortion law yet enacted
From camel to cup: Camel milk froths hopes in drought-hit Kenya
Camels are highly adapted to climate change, while their milk has been dubbed 'white gold' by food experts who say it could help conquer malnutrition
'Hidden health crisis' of snakebites gets $100 million funding injection
The project aims to improve the world's supply of antivenoms and develop new drugs for the future
UK doctors launch guide for Syrian medics battling to save children's lives
Nearly three quarters of child casualties in the world's five deadliest wars are caused by explosives, charity says
Stop soil erosion now or face starvation soon, scientists warn
The equivalent of a soccer pitch of soil is eroded every five seconds, says U.N. agriculture agency