Female police officer killed in eastern Afghanistan - officials
The shooting comes less than a month after three female media workers were killed in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants
Dutch couples mark 20th anniversary of world's first same-sex marriages
Most European Union countries, Britain, the United States, Australia, Mexico and South Africa are among 29 nations to have legalised same-sex marriage since 2001
Pakistan sends in armed force to stop logging in northern forests
Lacking staff, training and funding, the Gilgit-Baltistan forest department has been unable to stop illegal logging on its own
India's digital IDs for land could exclude poor, indigenous communities
India's plans to assign digital identification numbers to plots of land could exclude rural and indigenous people who do not hold titles
Deliveroo IPO: Why I am not investing in my company
As Deliveroo makes its stock market debut, one rider for the company says he won't be investing - he'll be striking instead
Swiss robots use UV light to zap viruses aboard passenger planes
Could robot cleaners reduce people's fear of flying, even as COVID-19 circulates?
'Stop it': PNG minister raps Facebook for COVID misinformation, says hurting vaccine plans
Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the efficacy of vaccines are so entrenched that even frontline health workers are hesitant to take the shot
Global garment makers unite to demand better terms from retailers
Garment makers have banded together to demand better contract terms from global clothing retailers including Arcadia, Gap, Primark and H&M
Apple to build battery-based solar energy storage project in California
Apple Inc plans to build battery-based solar energy project in California, which could store enough power for more than 7,000 homes for one day
Young Africans go online to preserve local languages, fight COVID-19
As internet use surges on the continent, projects are working to help Africans find information online in their mother tongues