Where is the #MeToo moment in India's politics?
Harassment and exploitation of women - including demands for sexual favours and character assassination - is rife in politics.
Miss Universe's first transgender contestant revels in being role model
Miss Spain Angela Ponce is favoured by many online bookies to win the Miss Universe crown.
Gay men claim football for their own in Brazil
The openly gay league presents a stark contrast to the anti-LGBT+ attitudes that often erupt at the country's many football stadiums.
Boxing on a bridge? Tbilisi reinvents its public spaces
It is not how most cities do public spaces, but Tbilisi is shaking off decades of Soviet rule to reinvent itself
U.N. reaches 'remarkable' but vague 'milestone' in anti-slavery fight
Migrants are considered particularly vulnerable to exploitation as they often incur high debts to fund their journeys
Brazil green groups prepare climate-change contingency plan
If Brazil's incoming president rolls back environmental protection as feared, activists are considering a push from below, U.S.-style
Legalizing prostitution lowers violence and disease, report says
Fear of arrest means sex workers have less time to screen potential clients and are pushed to work in more isolated areas, according to the international study
War, hunger and a housing boom: welcome to Africa's most crowded city
While parts of Somalia are plagued by militant violence, a degree of stability in the capital, Mogadishu, attract the rural poor
As climate costs rocket, Vanuatu seeks allies to sue for damages
With its infrastructure "totally degraded" by climate change, "we have to find other ways of getting the money we need," says the foreign minister
Church of England paves way for ceremonies to welcome trans people
"This new guidance provides an opportunity, rooted in scripture, to enable trans people ... to mark their transition in the presence of their church family," said Julian Henderson, who worked on the guidelines