Germany put 'Mutti' on the map; can it do the same for a gay man?
Germany's health minister is trying to convince older conservatives to look past his sexuality
Low-lying Vanuatu threatens to sue culprit countries for climate change
Vanuatu's announcement is part of a "global wave of legal action against oil, gas, and coal companies and laggard governments", says Greenpeace director
Pig out? Asia gets a taste of climate-friendly 'pork'
Can a vegan 'pork' chop bun win over the world's keenest pork consumers?
'I woke up gay': Malaysian LGBT+ band uses music to fight bias
In Malaysia gay and transgender issues are often seen as taboo, cross-dressing is illegal and sodomy is banned
Stress makes bisexual women most likely to abuse deadly opioids - U.S. study
Bisexual women may face particularly high levels of stress, not fully belonging to either straight or lesbian circles
Lost lives, lost billions: the cost of child marriage in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest child marriage rates in the world, with more than 3 million - or one in three - girls marrying before they turn 18
Cheap or kind? Europeans say they want clothes with a conscience
Companies are facing growing scrutiny to clean up their supply chains as campaigners estimate some 25 mln people are trapped in forced labour worldwide
Brazil jungle school crowned world's best new building
The 'Children Village' complex, deep in the Tocantins region, will house 540 children in new dormitories
Tens of thousands 'left to starve' as Mali conflict escalates
Mali has been a battleground of Islamist militants, ethnic militias and international troops since a rebel uprising was hijacked by jihadists in 2012
Rise in rural poverty reverses gains in Latin America - U.N.
Two million people joined the ranks of the region's rural poor between 2014 and 2016