Give world's poorest women control over sex, birth, to cut inequality - UN
Countless women and girls worldwide are denied a say in decisions about sex and childbirth, leaving them at risk of unwanted pregnancies and abortions
Driven to extremes: how poverty fuels extremism, and how to help Africa’s youth
Increasing inequality hinders economic growth and undermines social cohesion, increases political and social tensions and drives instability and conflict
Australian rules-AFL criticised after transgender player ruled ineligible
Hannah Mouncey, formerly known as Callum, applied for the draft for next year's Australian Football League Women tournament
Afghan schools closing due to violence, undermining gains in educating girls, says rights group
After more than a decade and a half of international intervention in Afghanistan, two-thirds of Afghan girls still do not go to school
Senegal's youth tackle sex taboos in bid to boost contraceptive use
Armed only with leaflets, posters and advice, these young volunteers are taking on a deeply entrenched taboo in the mainly Muslim nation: the use of contraception among girls and women
Asian nations struggle to meet global target to lower deaths in childbirth
An estimated 85,000 mothers died in 2015 from childbirth in the region, home to more than half of the world's population
With paper in hand, Indonesian maids fight exploitation
Maids in Indonesian are not considered formal workers, leaving them vulnerable to abuses and unprotected under local labour laws
UK courts get tough on homophobic and transphobic crime
DPP says hate crimes have "corrosive effect" on wider society
Three dead as Storm Ophelia batters Ireland
"These gusts are life threatening. Do not be out there"
Wildfires kill at least 39 in Portugal and Spain
"In an era of climate change, such disasters are becoming reality all over the world"