Pushing against closed doors: LGBT activists do battle over toilets
Campaigners for gender minorities want single-sex spaces open to anyone who says they identify that way, no matter what gender was assigned to them at birth
Palm oil watchdog urged to take 'giant leap' to save forests
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil must include a commitment to zero deforestation in new standards, environmental experts say
'Lost generation' looms for Rohingya refugee children without education
The lives of more than 380,000 children in refugee camps in Bangladesh are in peril, while hundreds of thousands of Rohingya children in Myanmar are cut off from aid
#MeQueer takes Twitter by storm as LGBT community cries #MeToo
Violence against LGBT people is still "really widespread"
Beer, chips and historic women inspire new Brussels street names
The project comes as many cities taking on major regeneration projects look to ensure local people and histories are reflected
Asking job applicants what they earn 'traps women in low pay'
Britain outlawed sex discrimination in the 1970s, but gender pay inequality has been a persistent problem
Crop damage mounts for EU farmers after torrid summer
The severe weather in Europe has coincided with adverse growing conditions in other major grain producing zones such as Russia and Australia
Will banning foreign buyers solve homelessness in New Zealand?
New Zealand's parliament has passed a law to bar many non-resident foreigners from buying existing homes
Aid prize winner spotlights water crisis in Kenya's slums
About two-fifths of Kenya's 46 million people rely on unclean water sources
Wildfire smoke fills U.S., Canadian skies as cities ponder options
Weather experts are calling on officials to tackle "smoke season" with the same urgency they use with heat waves and cold snaps