FACTBOX-Following Finland: 9 facts about women in government
As the Nordic nation blazes a trail putting women in positions of power what are other countries doing?
Top hotels sued for 'industry-wide failures' to prevent U.S. sex trafficking
The filing marks the first time the hotel industry - which has long been accused of serving as a breeding ground for sexual exploitation of women and children - faced action as a group
Winds of hunger: Simultaneous heatwaves could batter food-growing countries
Waves in the planet's jet stream, combined with hotter climate-driven temperatures, could threaten crops in multiple regions at once, researchers warn
Straight shooter: Bangladeshi teen wins archery gold after defying child marriage
Ety Khatun, 14, the daughter of a sweet-seller, defied her parents attempts to marry her in 2016 as they struggled to get by in a remote village in western Bangladesh
Singapore set to become world's first sustainable palm oil nation
Palm oil is the world's most widely used edible oil and found in everything from margarine to soap. Its production has led to deforestation, fires and worker exploitation
India slum dwellers win property rights, thousands left out
It is a landmark move for more than 4 million people in India's cramped capital, enshrining for the first time the right to own the shacks and dwellings many call home
Fighting fire with... volunteers? Indonesia ramps up community fire brigades as tropical forests burn
Thousands of farmers have been trained to fight fires in a project aimed at saving tropical forests and carbon-rich peatlands in Indonesia
U.S. faces protests from Zambia after criticising 15-years jail for gay sex
Zambia's President said local culture prohibited homosexuality and that he would not repeal the law against gay sex
Beauty queen banned for being a mum threatens to sue Miss World
Ukrainian model Veronika Didusenko said Miss World rules banning mothers were 'stuck in the dark ages' - and on the wrong side of the law
Wealth alone won't save countries from climate change
The global economy will contract by 3% by mid-century as the planet warms, with countries in North America faring the best and countries in Africa the worst, says a new study