'Are you scared?' - Protests as lesbian conference kicks off in Ukraine
Demonstrators from far-right and religious tried to block access to the European Lesbian Conference in Kiev
Technology eases farming 'drudgery' and risk as climate threats grow
As farming becomes harder and more young people reject it as a career, technological innovations to make the work more secure and appealing can help
US trans troops return to 'dark days' under new policy, say LGBT+ groups
Troops and LGBT+ groups said the new policy would force trans military members to choose between transition and their job
UK law against taking 'upskirt' photos without consent comes into force
The two new laws criminalise taking 'upskirt' images where the purpose is to obtain sexual gratification, or to cause humiliation, distress or alarm
Ease poor people's access to loans to prevent slavery, say experts
Existing technologies that could help vulnerable people include using online behaviour to assess credit worthiness and digital IDs for those who don't have state-backed identity documents
Brunei defends gay sex death penalty as more for 'prevention than to punish'
The United Nations had condemned imposing the death penalty for gay sex and adultery
Ethiopian farmers struggle to scratch a living in warming highlands
As the climate shifts and population grows, land in the Choke Mountain watershed is becoming degraded, causing problems here and further downstream on the Nile
Nightmares, guilt and awards: 5 years after the Chibok kidnap
The mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls on April 14, 2014, from their school in northeastern Nigeria sparked an global outcry and the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign
FACTBOX -Missing after 5 years: 10 facts about Nigeria's Chibok schoolgirls
As Nigeria marks the fifth anniversary of the abduction, here are 10 facts about the missing Chibok girls whose fate has largely disappeared in world news
Ecuador's hunter-gatherers in court over oil drilling in Amazon
Ecuador is pushing to open up more rainforest and develop its oil and gas reserves in the hope of improving its sluggish economy and cutting its high fiscal deficit and foreign debt