With reservoirs at risk, Sierra Leone capital confronts water crisis
Abundant downpours during the rainy season bring deadly floods every year but officials are increasingly worried about another trend: diminishing water reserves
INSIGHT - India turns tables on traffickers with child-friendly courts
Just one in four trafficking cases in India ends in conviction and trials can stretch for years, with victims often withdrawing their complaints after being intimidated by traffickers
Iceland unveils memorial plaque for lost glacier
Scientists see the shrinking of glaciers as one of many warning signs that the earth's climate is lurching toward dangerous tipping points
London's first ParaPride calls on LGBT+ community to support disabled members
Hosted at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London - listed as a historic building in 2015 because of its significance to the LGBT+ community - the event drew several hundred people
Ebola spread to new Congo area shows flawed response - aid workers
The outbreak had previously been contained to North Kivu and Ituri provinces, with a few cases in neighbouring Uganda
Denmark sees resolution soon to EU rift on 2050 climate goal
A push by most European Union nations to go carbon-neutral by 2050 was dropped to a footnote in June after fierce resistance from the east of the bloc
UK mall scans shoppers in facial-recognition trial
Computers have become adept at identifying people by matching a scan of their facial features against a photograph, but critics say the technology is still prone to errors
Apple takes art to city streets to augment reality
The Apple augmented reality tool, active in six cities, superimposes digital images on landmarks but some fear a tech takeover of public space
Imperilled by climate change, Pacific nations chide Australia
Leaders of 18 countries in the Pacific Islands Forum concluded their meeting on Thursday with a communique that lacked any commitment to the policies it endorsed
Barred, bullied, depressed: life for many U.S. trans students
Trans college students in the U.S. face disciplinary hearings and expulsions from dorms, as well as abuse and isolation