No turning back for Iran's hijab protesters despite crackdown
Iranian women took to the streets holding their hijabs aloft in protests at the strict dress code that quickly spread on social media last year, leading to a "bitter backlash" by authorities
Nuclear, climate threats keep Doomsday Clock close to apocalypse
"Though unchanged from 2018, this setting should be taken not as a sign of stability but as a stark warning to leaders and citizens around the world"
Venezuelan migrants surge into Colombia as political crisis deepens
Too poor to afford a plane or bus ticket, growing numbers of Venezuelans are arriving on foot, with some carrying babies in their arms and pushing prams
Belgian students skip school for mass anti-pollution protest
"Dinosaurs thought they had time too," read one banner
Dozens of LGBT+ refugees in Kenya fall sick at U.N. shelter
The U.N. moved about 200 LGBT+ refugees in December to the abandoned school on Nairobi's outskirts from the remote Kakuma camp where they were facing attacks
Bono's new venture takes aim at 'fuzzy thinking' in impact investing
Impact investing is growing, but the difficulty of measuring how much good it achieves has caused some major investors to be cautious
Ebola survivors turn disease fighters as Congo outbreak rages on
The virus is spreading fast in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with 713 confirmed and probable cases and 439 deaths
Gay sex ruling brings India's 'pink economy' out of the closet
India is home to nearly 56 million LGBT+ adults earning about $113 billion a year, according to one estimate.
Stars defend Indian sex slavery film after box office flop
"Love Sonia" tells the true story of a girl who is trafficked from rural India into the global sex trade, and stars Freida Pinto and Demi Moore
Threatened, followed and abused: Malaysia urged to make stalking a crime
Malaysia, like most countries across Asia-Pacific, does not have an anti-stalking law and such behaviour is often culturally seen as a private or a family matter