School girls and boys in Kenyan schools are being taught self defence and how to report sexual and physical attacks.

When a fire at a children's home in Guatemala killed dozens of teenage girls, it exposed a culture of abuse. Suyapa Milian lived there for more than a year when she was a teenager.

One US citizen warns of the consequences of a visit to a forbidden area in North Korea.

A grassroots movement getting few headlines could yet herald a new American age of change.

How one entrepreneur had to quit work to battle cancer, leaving his co-founder to grow their company on his own.

Tunisians are enjoying greater freedom since the 2011 revolution, and now gay rights activists hope they will also benefit.

A lot of Hong Kong's fish contains tiny bits of plastic that could end up on your plate.

Germany's shock defeat was described as an "embarrassment" by the country's media and may even have triggered an earth tremor in Mexico.

Mexico shocked Germany as they beat the world champions in their opening game of the World Cup.

At least three people are reported to have been killed when an earthquake hit the city of Osaka.

South Korea's coach says he made his players wear different numbered shirts in recent friendlies to confuse opponents who he says cannot tell them apart.

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The girl was killed by a falling wall when Osaka was hit by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake.

Police arrest a suspect after a vehicle hit four people at the end of the Pinkpop music festival

A long-awaited inquest into the Australian theme park tragedy hears of previous malfunctions.

Thomas Markle says he is upset about being "a footnote to the greatest moment in history".

Eurydice Dixon's alleged rape and murder has prompted an outpouring of grief in Australia.

A locally-designed beach robot is helping to clear Thailand's sandy beaches of cigarette butts.

An Indonesian woman appears to have been the latest victim of a gruesome but rare animal attack.

There was a danger that Rupert Stadler could seek to suppress evidence, prosecutors say.

England all-rounders Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are set to miss the remaining three one-day internationals against Australia.