US limits on coal plant mercury emissions too costly: Trump's EPA
Environmentalists fear the next step will be looser rules favoring the coal industry at the expense of public health
Saudi women step on face veils in social media protest
The campaign attracted criticism, with some saying it was disrespectful to women who chose to wear the niqab
Michelle Obama leaps into the lead of most admired women in U.S. poll
As first lady Obama took on a number of causes including an effort to fight obesity among children in the United States
Angelina Jolie hints at move into politics, calls for more help for refugees and women
The Oscar-winning actor has in recent years visited refugee camps to highlight the plight of those uprooted by war, and broadened her international efforts to protect women
Female actors face pressure to strip onscreen, says Dominic West
Across the 100 top-grossing films of 2017, women accounted for less than a third of speaking roles, according to analysis by the University of Southern California
FACTBOX-Indigenous tribes to land reform: five property rights hotspots for 2019
From land reform in South Africa to ancestry websites in the United States, here are five property rights hotspots for 2019
From obese to starving, nutrition crisis prompts SOS call for new approach
Calls are being made for a new approach in 2019 to how food is produced to stem rising rates of malnutrition
EXPERT VIEWS - As crises multiply, what are aid groups' priorities for 2019?
We asked aid agencies to name their 3 priorities for 2019
Ten worst climate-linked disasters of 2018 caused $85 bln in damage
Experts say a warming world will lead to sweltering heatwaves, more extreme rainfall, shrinking harvests and worsening water shortages
'Unimaginable violence' spurs call for Indian crackdown on bonded labour
Campaigners shocked at level of violence inflicted on 52 labourers - including children - rescued from ginger farm