On your bike? Africa in a jam as 'poor man's transport' ignored
Experts are keen to increase cycling across the continent as it could reduce traffic jams and air pollution and enable more people to get around their cities, improving job opportunities
Paloma Faith: I'm raising my child gender-neutral to avoid stereotypes
The British singer said she hopes that her child will grow up without the pressure of preconceptions
Pangender or demigirl? Australian study identifies more than 30 gender options
From non-binary to genderqueer, questions of gender self-identification have split public opinion around the world
Bedroom, bar, brothel: the many faces of migrant homes in Italy
As tourists deserted, the economy crumbled, along with the impressive villas and commanding apartment blocks that now play home to African migrants and those without many better choices
LGBT+ rights improve in 'homophobic' Middle East with uptick in activism
Campaigners warned that full equality remains a distant dream for the region where LGBT+ people often risk fines, jail or even death
As groundwater levels plunge, Lahore begins turning off taps
Fearing shortages, Pakistan's second-largest city turns to water rationing - and raises prices
MSF ends mental health care on Nauru on government orders
Around 900 people including an estimated 95 children are on Nauru
Is poverty or prejudice driving removal of Brazil's indigenous children?
In Brazil large numbers of indigenous children are growing up in care, raising questions over who is best placed to look after the vulnerable young people
Boomtown Seattle aims to add jobs - and subtract emissions
Can the "Emerald City" stay green - and cut climate-changing emissions dramatically - as it grows?
Climate disasters cause global economic losses to soar - UN
In the past 20 years, 77 percent of disaster losses were caused by extreme weather - and climate change is making things worse