'Joker' star Phoenix takes aim at climate apathy with film about dying Earth
'People don't realize there's still time, but only if we act now and make sweeping changes to our consumption. We can't wait for governments to solve these problems for us.'
FACTBOX-What is female genital mutilation and where does it happen?
The ritual, often justified for cultural or religious reasons, is underpinned by the desire to control female sexuality
INTERVIEW-Better pay would end female genital mutilation - survivor
Jaha Dukureh has taken her fight against FGM across Africa and the U.S., where she was sent at 15 to a marry a man she'd never met
Bangkok court halts river promenade project that would worsen flooding
Bangkok is the world's most visited city, and developers have turned to the riverside to lure more visitors, building malls and converting old warehouses into cafes and art galleries
Don't call me 'Greta': Young climate activists demand to be heard
"If you call me Greta of India, you are not covering my story. You are deleting a story," says 8-year-old climate campaigner Licypriya Kangujam
Indonesian president orders permanent solution to forest fires
Anyone caught using fires to illegally clear land for plantations can face up to 15 years in jail and fines, but green groups claim the laws have been poorly enforced
Bubbles to campouts: Spaniards fight home evictions as rents skyrocket
Thousands of families are evicted each month across Spain, as a combination of overtourism, rising immigration and a growing urban population push up housing prices
Female genital mutilation hurts economies, says WHO
World Health Organization launches a tool to help countries calculate the cost of treating girls and women harmed by FGM
INTERVIEW-UK's first gay kiss star calls on UK and Commonwealth to back equality
Michael Cashman called on the Commonwealth to respect gay rights and for Britain to include them in post-Brexit trade deals
Rising seas threaten to drown U.S. airports by 2100
A rise of one meter in sea levels would swamp an estimated 80 airports around the world by 2100, researchers found