New Zealand's Ardern vows to 'crack on' with cabinet including first openly gay deputy PM
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's government includes five Maori and New Zealand's first openly gay deputy prime minister
Dozens dead as Eta wreaks waterlogged havoc on Central America
More than 70 people were reported killed by the storm, and hundreds were stranded on rooftops or cut off by floods
Top $5 trillion investor group pushes firms to cut out thermal coal
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance says companies they invest in should not finance, insure, build, develop or plan new coal plants to help curb climate change
South Korean 'sparrows' try to cap surge of throwaway plastic
An activist-run workshop is re-using plastic bottle caps which are normally discarded at commercial recycling sites
Mexico's Senate approves digital violence law to stem 'revenge porn'
The measure would ban sharing of 'sexual content' without consent and bar promotion of sexist stereotypes and hate messages online
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: First gay Black congressmen Jones and Torres say 'no choice but to fight'
New York Democrats Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones made history as they won seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
Florida voters swing right to favor Trump, left to favor wage hike
More than 6.3 million of Florida's 11 million voters approved a hike in the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026
India's capital suffers most toxic air in a year, heightening coronavirus worries
A raging coronavirus epidemic has heightened alarm over the health hazard posed by the choking New Delhi smog, with doctors warning of a sharp increase in respiratory illnesses
'As though we are dead': Unable to vote, Myanmar poll robs Rohingya of hope
United Nations warns Myanmar poll will not be fair as Rohingya Muslims excluded
Netherlands uncovers network helping Ugandan asylum seekers fake being gay
Dutch government to reassess dozens of asylum cases after discovering organised network