As sea levels rise, homes continue to sprout in US flood zonesNew homes are going up fastest in high-flood risk areas in many U.S. coastal state despite increasing awareness that global warming has made living in such areas even more risky |
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As garbage piles up in Tunisian cities, waste pickers demand recognition'When decision makers start to see it (waste) like a harvest, they will understand that it means development' |
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Top mobile company Telefonica Brasil found guilty of slave laborThe company and its contractors will be fined R$200,000 ($53,167), but also risk being added to a 'dirty list' of companies found guilty of slave labor |
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Colombia creates 'elite unit' of labour inspectors to combat human traffickingAbout a third of all human trafficking cases in Colombia involve victims of forced labour and exploitation |
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Iranian women defy prison threats by sending veil videos - activistUnder Iran's Islamic law, imposed after the 1979 revolution, women are obliged to cover their hair in public. Violators are publicly admonished, fined or arrested. |
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More women, disabled members make debut in Japanese parliamentLast month's elections brought in 28 women, taking to 56 the total number of female members in the 245-seat upper house, or nearly 23 percent, up from 21 percent before |
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Jeffrey Epstein could face sex trafficking trial next JuneProsecutors have accused Epstein of arranging for girls under the age of 18 to perform nude 'massages' and other sex acts, and of paying some girls to recruit others |
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Spanish homeless camp in tourist hotspot to demand housingHomeless people have set up tents outside a tourist hotspot, to demand secure housing and send a message to local officials that "we are not invisible" |
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Second Ebola case in Congo's main eastern city diesConfirmation of the case on Tuesday has increased fears the virus could take root in the city of 2 million |
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Polish 'I am LGBT' campaign attracts tens of thousands of Twitter supportersThe #jestemLGBT campaign comes as critics accuse Poland's ruling Law and Justice party of fanning intolerance in the country |
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Italy and EU end latest standoff on African asylum seekersGermany, France, Portugal, Luxembourg and Ireland have agreed to take the asylum-seekers, meeting a condition set by Italy's Salvini for allowing the group to come ashore |
OPINION: There is no quick-fix solution to the Ebola crisis in CongoIf we aim to end this outbreak within the next twelve months, we need three strategic shifts |
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