LGBT activists welcome rainbow light show in Poland, say more action needed
As rainbow colours illuminated buildings across Poland, activists called for more support in the face of growing anti-LGBT rhetoric in the conservative Catholic country
Malawian protesters demand tougher penalties for rape
Public concern about sexual abuse and harassment has grown in Malawi following accusations involving public broadcaster
Hurricane Iota threatens catastrophe in Central America, fuel shortages hamper evacuation
Experts warn the severe hurricane season on top of COVID-19 could worsen infections, spread hunger, and fuel a new round of migration from the region
UK's top court rejects trans man's bid to be named child's father
Trans man Freddy McConnell's bid to be named the father rather than the mother on his child's birth certificate was rejected by Britain's Supreme Court
Fans fund new statue of British feminist after 'silver Barbie' row
Uproar over artist Maggi Hambling's nude monument to women's rights pioneer Mary Wollstonecraft sparks campaign for alternative tribute
Apple hits back at European activist complaints against tracking tool
Apple has responded to claims from digital rights activist Max Schrems that the tracking tool allows Apple and third parties to track users' online behaviour and preferences
Police in Bangladesh launch all-woman team to fight digital abuse
Police hope the unit will encourage women to report digital abuse including so-called revenge porn and online threats from blackmailers
'Rise from the rubble': Lebanese artist turns blast debris into symbol of hope
Artist Hayat Nazar created a statue from materials that belonged to people's homes before the Beirut explosion, symbolising the city's hopes of rising from the rubble
EU eyes tax as tool in climate change fight
Current EU energy taxation rules only reflects the cost of making and transporting a product, without accounting for its toll on the environment
Biden urged to work with business, China to protect SE Asia rainforest
U.S. president-elect should follow Britain and the EU in moving to ensure supply chains for imported goods do not harm tropical forests, green groups say