Migrants stranded in open air in Bosnia after relocation fails
Hundreds of people left homeless by the camp blaze were forced to trek back to the wreckage after authorities failed to find them a new place to stay
Second indigenous activist killed in Honduras in past week
Adan Medina, a vocal activist in disputes with loggers and landowners, was shot and killed by a group of men
Biden picks Hicks to be first female deputy defense secretary
Kathleen Hicks, a former senior Pentagon official, would be the first women to hold the position
WHO, marking year since COVID-19 began, urges fair vaccine distribution to all
World Health Organization has urged countries to ensure that vaccines are made available to people at risk everywhere, not just in rich nations
Ethiopian migrant who became symbol of integration in Italy killed on her goat farm
Farmer Agitu Ideo Gudeta had been hailed as a migration success story at a time of rising hostility towards immigrants in Italy
Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
The shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is seen as essential for mass immunisations in the developing world as well as in Britain
Thai women gold panners are rare winners in COVID-hit economy
With global gold prices near an all-time high, the women are a rare bright spot for an economy hard hit by the collapse of tourism amid coronavirus travel restrictions
'We did it sisters': Argentina Senate votes to legalize abortion
Argentina became the first major country in Latin America to legalize abortion
From a self-made cake boss to a 'salon for all': 10 upbeat stories from 2020
In a year dominated by headlines about COVID-19, here are 10 upbeat stories on improving people's lives amid the pandemic
2020 was the year of inequality: can we turn it around in 2021?
This year has been of a story of mourning, but it has been a story of organising too. The story of 2021 has not yet been written: we can write it; we can right it