In a southern Indian town, women prepare for first New Year party
Social norms and safety concerns often restrict women's movements after sunset in many parts of India
Nepal cracks down on illegal 'menstrual huts' after deaths
Under the centuries-old system, superstitious families send menstruating women and girls - seen as impure - away and bar them from touching items such as religious idols, milk and cattle
Australia cricket board to develop sustainability strategy amid climate fears
Extreme heat days are expected to rise in coming decades, threatening summer match schedules
Noisy birds to holograms, eight curious property rights debates in 2019
Here is a look at eight property rights disputes that broke new ground in 2019
From nuns to astronauts: 10 women cracking the glass ceiling in 2019
As the year draws to a close, we take a look at which women managed firsts in their field
Alaska set to finish 2019 with record warm year
Alaska - at the leading edge of climate change due to its proximity to the Arctic - is heating at twice the rate of the planet as a whole, researchers say
From parades to punishments: 10 headline LGBT+ stories in 2019
2019 brought change for many LGBT+ people, with some states launching crackdowns while others increased rights and freedoms
From medicine to recycling, 6 African start-ups doing business for good in 2019
As Africa tunes into business for good, young people are finding innovative solutions to problems from illiteracy to pollution
Oxygen bar to fake rain: 10 ways India tried to beat its 'airpocalypse'
India is home to 15 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world, with New Delhi named as the capital with the dirtiest air
Britain's Queen struck by youth climate activism
The British monarch said she was impressed by youth activists' 'sense of purpose' in fighting global warming