'Living laboratory': New Dubai city pushes for green revolution in the desertComprising low-lying villas that are home to thousands, the city aims to be a "net-zero" settlement, producing all the energy it needs from renewable sources on site |
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Why doesn't Bangladesh provide spaces for breastfeeding, court asksThe court said the government's failure to ensure proper provision for breastfeeding could violate 'the right to life' |
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Kenya issues smart ID cards to protect fishing and forestsCards aim to make it easier to identify those illegally cutting mangrove forests or poaching fish along Kenya's coast |
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Colombia elects first openly gay woman mayor, a first for an Americas capitalDuring her campaign Claudia Lopez pledged to fight all forms of discrimination and inequality suffered by Colombians |
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Failings by London fire chiefs led to lives being lost in Grenfell blaze - reportThe disaster shocked the nation and led to prolonged soul-searching about how the densely populated social housing block had been allowed to become a death trap |
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Celebrities flee, multimillion-dollar homes burn in Los Angeles wildfireActor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger among the thousands who had to evacuate overnight |
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China's ocean waste surges 27% in 2018 - ministryEnvironmental groups have expressed concern that China, desperate to clean up its own rivers, is dumping increasing amounts of trash in its seas instead |
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ANALYSIS-Iran's thirsty energy industry runs up against water shortageAgriculture accounts for about 90% of Iran's water usage, with industry using 10%, but any extra demand strains Iran's depleting reserves |
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'Global ring' involved in smuggling 39 found dead in UK truck, court toldMany of the dead appear to have come from Vietnam's northern rice-growing areas of Nghe An and Ha Tinh, two of its poorest provinces |
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South Africa rations water to save dwindling supplies"What we're seeing, like other parts of the globe, is the dry season is getting longer, harsher and more intense. Climate change is a reality" |
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