FACTBOX: Same-sex marriage around the world as Swiss vote in favour
Switzerland becomes the 29th country to approve same-sex marriage. Which other nations already allow gay couples to wed?
Atlanta neighborhood seeks 'divorce' from city over crime surge
Residents want more control over policing, but the move highlights concerns over how 'cityhood' could worsen inequality
Berliners vote to expropriate large landlords in non-binding referendum
As SPD regain control of the German capital, Berlin voted to expropriate large landlords on Sunday where anger has been growing over tenant rights and affordable housing
Australia's prime minister yet to commit to attending UN climate summit
Australia, the highest per capita carbon emitter among the world's richest nations, has so far refused to endorse a net zero emissions by 2050 target or double its emissions cutting target for 2030
'Moulin Rouge!', 'The Inheritance' win biggest Tony Awards as Broadway shows off its best
"The Inheritance," a portrait of gay life in the 21st century from playwright Matthew Lopez, was named best play as well as winning 2 other Tony Awards
Dark future? Climate change fuels higher heat, flood threats for children
Children will, on average, suffer seven times more heatwaves and nearly three times more droughts, floods and crop failures due to fast-accelerating climate change, finds new study
San Marino votes to legalise abortion in historic referendum
Prior to San Marino voting to legalise abortion on Sunday, women who ended their pregnancies risked three years' imprisonment, and double for anyone who carried out an abortion.
Switzerland votes to make same-sex marriage legal by near two-thirds majority
According to results provided by the Swiss federal chancellery, 64.1% of voters voted in favour of same-sex marriage
'Hard diplomacy', Labour's Miliband says UK PM is miles off U.N. climate success
With just over a month until COP26, some fear the United Nations summit is about to throw away what could be a last chance to tackle the climate crisis before it is too late
Iceland elects Europe's first women-majority parliament
Iceland was ranked the most gender-equal country in the world for the 12th year running in a World Economic Forum (WEF) report released in March