'Silent emergency' as heat risks rise in Hong Kong - and globally
While typhoons and fires grab headlines, heatwaves kill more people than any other weather-related disaster, experts say
Political stumbles, savvy activists knock Canada's oil sector to its knees
World's fourth largest producer has had to nationalize a pipeline and Alberta is exploring buying trains to handle a glut of oil in storage
German court partially overturns war crimes verdict for Rwandan
A court in Stuttgart had in 2015 sentenced Ignace Murwanashyaka to 13 years in prison for assisting in war crimes
Sex crime survivors start caravan to India's capital, demanding justice
Reported cases of overall crimes against women rose by 83 percent from 2007 to 2016, a year when four rape cases were reported every hour
The devil in the details: India's anti-trafficking bill
The Indian government needs to pause and reflect, to ask whether or not the current trafficking bill will do more harm than good
El Salvador court frees woman jailed under anti-abortion law
For the past two decades, El Salvador has had some of the world's most severe laws against women who have abortions or those who are suspected of assisting them
Guard accused of raping 3-yr-old on anniversary of India gang rape assault
There were 40,000 rapes reported in India in 2016 and the victims were children in 40 percent of those cases
#MeToo offers hope, says mother of Delhi gang rape victim
"The winds of change are blowing, more women are empowering themselves. I feel hopeful when I see so many women speaking up."
Identity crisis: data misuse an unseen twist in DNA testing
Millions of people are using DNA test kits to find out their ancestry, but the trend is raising concerns about data privacy