Violator or enforcer? Philippine harassment law puts president in spotlight
The 74-year-old president's controversial remarks about women include numerous jokes about rape and have incensed women's rights activists
Water-smart green roofs and plazas make a splash in Rotterdam
Projects sprouting across Rotterdam aim to keep communities safer from climate extremes, while bringing them closer together
High and dry: Alpine resorts grapple with climate change
With global warming widely expected to slash snowfall, the Swiss tourism industry is looking for ways to preserve a lucrative business
Most big companies fail to report role in deforestation, charity says
Reporting shortfall comes despite their commitment to lighten their environmental footprint under wider efforts to tackle climate change
Britain defends low rate of forced marriage prosecutions
Just two people have been convicted since Britain banned forced marriage in 2014
'Look beyond hunger' says U.N. as one in four lack access to healthy food
The report said there were 822 million obese people in 2016, when 796.5 million were undernourished
FACTBOX - Seven things you need to know about world hunger
Globally, 821.6 million people or 11% of the population, suffer from hunger
OPINION: Bolder actions are needed to eradicate hunger and fight obesity
Our food systems are distorted and humanity is at grave risk of increasing hunger, obesity and diet-related illnesses
Social businesses take tourists off beaten path to 'spread the wealth'
London's Good Hotel which floats on the River Thames invests all its profits in helping locals in one of the city's poorest areas
Climate activists disrupt British cities with 'summer uprising'
Activists calling for action on climate change have announced protests in Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds and London