Israeli doctors ban gay conversion therapy as risks 'mental damage'
Members who perform conversion therapy could now be expelled from the Israel Medical Association (IMA)
A whole lotta love: 26 mock weddings for Japanese lesbian couple
Misato Kawasaki and Mayu Otaki hope to raise awareness of the lack of equal marriage in Japan
California split over carbon trading plan for tropical forests
U.S. state is due to decide in April whether to adopt an emissions scheme that indigenous leaders say will harm their communities
The power of protest, Saudi-style: From teen asylum seeker to skirts and wheels
Saudi women have taken to the internet to protest against a host of restrictions on their lives in the conservative kingdom
Europe must cut ties with Mauritania, anti-slavery politician says
Biram Dah Abeid, who has been jailed numerous times for his fight against slavery, says he plans to stand for president
Japanese student rejects apology over university 'sex listing'
A magazine has caused outrage with an article ranking Japanese universities on how easy it is to coax students into having sex
Hong Kong lawmaker vows fresh push for UK-style anti-slavery law
Campaigners say forced labour and exploitation is rife in the sex industry and among 370,000 foreign domestic workers
Scientists say "mosquito birth control" drug could be ready in five years
The World Health Organization has warned that global progress against malaria is stalling.
Savings but no title deed? Loans help Kenyan women turn idle land into gold
Few women in Kenya have land title documents, and few are getting them, which means most are locked out of the chance to start a business
Bangkok fights floods with thirsty landscaping
"We need to be thinking about everything we build in the context of mitigating climate-change impact," says urban architect