Vatican 'suffragettes' want vote, change, in a man's Church
Only six women hold senior jobs in Holy See offices
Diesel or solar: Could a push to power the Philippines turn greener?
A solar grid is making life easier for the forest rangers of Norzagaray - could it help other remote communities as well?
Child bride refugees spur Sweden to tighten marriage law
Under a law, expected to come into force in January, Sweden will invalidate all underage marriages
Sleeping beauties: Artist revives Lebanon's abandoned historic buildings
British artist Tom Young is on a mission to revive Lebanon's historic buildings and the memories they hold
After warding off mass tourism, Hong Kong's last fishing village faces climate threats
Scientists say extreme weather could in decades make Tai O uninhabitable
British lawmakers call for ban on unsolicited nude male photos
The government has pledged 100 million British pounds to combat violence against women and girls
French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights - U.N. panel
U.N. rights panel said the ban disproportionately harmed women's right to manifest their religious beliefs and could lead to them being confined at home and marginalised
Low-tech provides powerful tool to fight land corruption - experts
Corruption in land management ranges from officials demanding bribes for basic administrative duties to political decisions being unduly influenced
Trans people struggle for acceptance in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has no provision for trans people to change their gender marker on their birth certificates, leaving them open to accusations of having same-sex relationships, which are illegal
Award-winning film casts light on 'vicious cycle' of sex trafficking
Thousands of women have been lured in from impoverished lives in southern Nigeria to Europe with promise of lucrative work, most of whom ending up selling sex