Hong Kong court favours gay couple in landmark victory for LGBT+ rights
The top court ruled in favour of a gay civil servant fighting for spousal and tax benefits for his husband, who he married in New Zealand
INTERVIEW-Head of UN Women on drive to double gender equal cabinets by 2020
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says balanced cabinets make better decisions not just for women, but for broader society and economies, and provide role models for the next generation
Affordability, tradition dampen Bangladeshi demand for storm-proof homes
"The aim was to design resilient floating homes that enable families to stay and survive the aftermath of extreme flooding"
UK seed vault banks on wild crops to feed a warming world
At England's Millennium Seed Bank, researchers conserve tens of thousands of wild plant samples that can be used to develop more resilient crops
'We live in fear': Facing dry times, rural South Africans rethink water
As climate change and population growth bring more water scarcity, drought-hit villages are are adapting - but conflict over limited water is growing
Cotton waste biofuel powers farmers to fight drought in Kenya
Farmers use the cleaner, cheaper fuel - which requires no extra land to grow its feedstock - to run irrigation pumps, making them less vulnerable to poor rains
Gold of contention: Armenia land dispute in spotlight as government steps in
Protests against a gold mine have divided locals, some of whom say it will provide much-needed employment
Women fear strict U.S. laws will increase unsafe abortions and deaths
Nine states have passed strict laws restricting abortion access this year, seen as part of a multistate effort to have the high court reconsider Roe v. Wade ruling
A sweet deal? Study shows higher cocoa prices could end child labour in Ghana
Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa grower, with more than 700,000 children producing the crop, often doing dangerous jobs on family farms
Meeting climate goals would cut U.S. city heat deaths, Miami ahead
The Miami area is home to U.S. President Donald Trump's winter retreat - Mar-a-Lago