Public hits back at 'hostile architecture' in European cities
Artists and citizens are fighting back against so-called "hostile architecture" in a battle to make cities more people-friendly
Philippine farmers struggle to rebuild lives after typhoon decimates crops
Typhoon Mangkhut struck an agricultural area of the island of Luzon and flooded other farming regions, causing at least $177 mln worth of damage to rice and corn crops
Transgender minister seeks to break barriers in Taiwan
World's only transgender minister is bringing her iconoclastic approach to the job, seeking to help entrepreneurs find solutions to social problems
Why weeds could provide an answer to Cape Town's water worries
Earlier this year Cape Town avoided a feared "Day Zero" when its taps would have run dry due to severe drought
As sand mining grows, Asia’s deltas are sinking, water experts warn
Without enough sand arriving to maintain themselves, deltas are eroding, bringing worsening flooding and land loss
Let women make a splash, even in conservative societies, says Olympian Phelps
Cultural and religious taboos mean women and girls are not taught how to swim, making them more at risk of natural disasters like flooding
Child refugee arrivals on Greek islands soar, camp conditions dire - U.N.
More than 850 children arrived on Greek islands each month on average between January and August
Don't sleep your way to success, Tracey Emin tells young artists
Money raised from Emin's upcoming "Another World" exhibition of 60 women artists will go to fund projects to help vulnerable women
As typhoons get stronger, Asia must build better, experts say
Population growth and rapid urbanisation are increasing the risk of heavy damage from powerful storms in the region
World waste could grow 70 percent as cities boom, warns World Bank
The rise in rubbish will outstrip population growth, reaching 3.4 billion tons by 2050 from around 2 billion tons in 2016