Is the Taliban's return the end of music in Afghanistan?
As the Taliban take control, members of Afghanistan's first all-female orchestra wonder what's next for their music and rights as women.
Floods to heatwaves: Can we tell if extreme weather is linked to climate change?
Scientists say global warming made recent extreme rainfall in Europe more likely and intense - how much do we know about climate change's role in extreme weather?
'Trying to survive': Scrap metal recycling brings cash in Haiti post-earthquake
In Haiti, scrap metal collectors and recycling enterprises are busier than ever, providing much-needed cash for hundreds of residents, and extra hands for clearing debris
OPINION: Data protection law will not rein in China’s ‘techno-authoritarianism’
What does China’s new data protection law mean for users’ privacy?
LGBT family that fled Russia says advert brought more hope than hatred
Yuma, Alina and Mila Yuma fled Russia after receiving threats for appearing in an advert for supermarket Vkusvill, which was taken down following homophobic abuse
Australia evacuates more than 50 female Afghan athletes and dependents - ABC
About 1,000 people have been evacuated on Australian flights, including about 50 female athletes and their dependents
All-women's Islamic choir smashes gender taboos in Egypt
In socially conservative Egypt, trailblazing choral group challenges male domination of a traditional musical discipline
Taliban rule presents aid agencies with moral, fiscal dilemma
To continue investment in Afghanistan means to engage with the ruling Taliban, but to pull funding in a country dependent on international aid means abandoning 38 million Afghans
China warns Tibet climate risks could soar despite short-term gains
Though increased rainfall and higher temperatures are making the region greener, more fertile and more "beautiful" now, experts warn this beauty comes at a high cost
Afghan women's faces disappear online and in the street after Taliban takeover
Rights campaigners have warned that digital footprints could be used by the militant group to target people