***Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever. So while the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the poorest countries in the world are banking on sol...

***A worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has died, and nearly 200 of her contacts are under medical observation. Russian authorities deny a...

***From rising seas to a growing pressure for climate justice, Pacific island nations have invited world leaders to Tuvalu to highlight the very real co...

***Weakened US fuel-efficiency rules and promises of cheaper cars could yet see drivers pay higher running costs while increasing planet-heating emissio...

***Germany's president has used his final Unity Day speech to warn the hopes of the reunification era have suffered "bitter setbacks." DW ...

A string of sexual assault cases has revived questions about women's safety in India, fuelling fear, protests and demands for action. Reports o...

***The Bundesliga and three other leading European football leagues have said major reforms to world-governing body FIFA are "essential." Howe...

***A new report shows how in South Korea, women on average earn less and have fewer employment opportunities throughout their lives. At 27, a woman...

***The Council of Europe awarded human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh with the Vaclav Havel human rights prize. She is a prominent advocate for the right...

***The Catholic saint renounced wealth and fame to become a mendicant friar. Yet over history, his teachings and life have inspired popes, Dante, and ev...