'No safe place': South African women suffering 'epidemic' of violence, activists warn
According to government statistics, more than 1,500 people are murdered every month in South Africa, a nation with a history of violence and profound inequality
'Twilight' star told to hide sexuality to win Hollywood roles
The actress said she was told she 'might get a Marvel movie' if she disguised her sexuality
Catastrophes set to drive 2020 reinsurance rates higher
Large insurance losses from hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters in the past two years are set to push up reinsurance renewal rates
Charging ahead? India's electric car revolution faces bumps
Auto giants are nervous and charging stations still few as India aims for a switch to electric vehicles by 2030
India's human traffickers escaping punishment as data shows few convictions
Poor enforcement of the law by stretched police means that many slave-owners escape punishment, say anti-trafficking campaigners
WIDER IMAGE-On the front lines of climate change in the world's northernmost town
Since 1970, average annual temperatures have risen by 4 degrees Celsius in the northern Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard
Hurricane Dorian kills at least five in Bahamas, turn to Florida expected
Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, is expected to hover over Grand Bahama Island until at least Tuesday morning
'Everyone needs a place': Gay couple fights for Hong Kong public housing
A gay couple are fighting back after they were denied a public housing flat on the grounds that they were not an 'ordinary family'
'Extremely dangerous' Dorian batters Bahamas, edges closer to Florida
The National Hurricane Center said Dorian "continues to bring life threatening conditions" to islands in the Bahamas
Fire hazard: Children struggle to breathe as smoke chokes Amazon city
At Porto Velho health centres, lines of concerned parents waiting to get treatment for their children have lengthened as Amazon fires escalated