A normal routine in studios around the world, Soraya Shahidy's artwork in the conservative country breaks a tattoo taboo.

Britain is in the grip of a "moral panic" about transgender issues, according to US author Naomi Wolf, who said she was angry that trans women were being linked with predatory men having been a victim of rape herself.

The coronavirus has brought the curtain down on the Zavatelli Circus, at least for the time being.

Britons will be encouraged to plant trees to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 70th anniversary on the throne as part of a plan to create a greener country in honor of her seven decades of service.

As Pakistan's first transgender lawyer, Nisha Rao has carved a path from the streets to the courtroom and her example is inspiring other transgender people in the conservative Islamic Republic.

Maya Tutton was 12 when men started noticing her. Even her school uniform did not deter their explicit gestures or lewd comments - casual street harassment she learnt to endure.

Former CNN correspondent Isha Sesay listened remotely to stories from women and girls, from midwives to abuse survivors, in Yemen, Ukraine, Somalia and Sierra Leone.

British charities helping families deal with miscarriages on Wednesday praised Meghan Markle for lifting a taboo with a first-person essay in the New York Times.

After a long week cooking and cleaning in the cramped households of Hong Kong, a group of Filipino domestic helpers are using their Sunday off for an unlikely hobby: cricket. And they're proving rather good at it.

The wife of Prince Harry and former actress wrote about the experience in detail in an opinion article published in the New York Times on Wednesday, saying that it took place one July morning when she was caring for Archie, the couple's son.

Hungary accused Hollywood star George Clooney of "limited" knowledge of politics Tuesday after the actor cited Prime Minister Viktor Orban as an example of "hate and anger" in the world.

The theme of this year's BBC 100 Women list is "How Women Led Change in 2020", citing women from various backgrounds for their efforts to improve other people's lives in their communities. 

Syria's war forced the Diab family to flee their village of Kafr Zita in central Hama province, but when 19-year-old Wissam moved into a tent in northwestern Syria he decided to recreate his childhood home.

Britain's Prince Harry has joined his brother William in welcoming a new investigation into how the BBC secured a famous and controversial 1995 interview with their mother Princess Diana, with a source describing it as a "drive for truth".

Egypt's self-proclaimed superstar Mohamed Ramadan has sparked a heated political debate after snapping selfies with an Israeli singer and footballer.

Patrick Quinn, whose personal battle with ALS helped power the Ice Bucket Challenge fundraising campaign, died on Sunday at age 37, seven years after his diagnosis, supporters announced on Facebook.

Princess Diana's brother has criticized as limited a BBC probe into claims his sister was tricked into an explosive interview in which she spoke about her crumbling marriage.

For Naela Abu Jibba, a mother of five who lives and works in the Gaza Strip, taking the road less traveled has become a way of life.

Police told Jolovan Wham, 40, who has had several run-ins with authorities in the city-state, which tightly controls public assembly, the media and free speech, on Thursday that he would be formally charged in court Monday

Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary on Friday, an occasion they will be unable to share with their family as England is currently under a coronavirus lockdown.

The late princess' brother, Charles Spencer, has alleged the flagship "Panorama" program reporter who conducted the interview, Martin Bashir, showed him faked documents to persuade his sister to take part.

Dolly Parton was just as surprised as the rest of the public when she learned that she helped fund a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna.

Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, sought advice from two senior members of the royal family before writing a letter to her father which is at the center of a privacy lawsuit against a tabloid newspaper.

A French court has ruled that Clint Eastwood cannot testify during the trial of a suspected Islamist gunman, whose attack on a high-speed train was thwarted by three Americans.

The BBC announced Wednesday the immediate start of an investigation into how it obtained an explosive 1995 interview with Princess Diana that lifted the lid on her troubled marriage to Prince Charles.

While the gender reassignment procedure is legal, it is a long and complicated process that is highly stigmatized.

Stephen Ellison, the 61-year-old British consul-general in Chongqing, jumped into the water at a scenic spot in the municipality on Saturday after spotting the struggling female student, who had fallen in by accident, China's official Xinhua news agency reported.

Australian celebrity chef and conspiracy theorist Pete Evans was ditched by several companies and had his books pulled from shelves after he posted a Nazi symbol to social media.

Sirio Persichetti can't speak and can't feed himself but the seven-year-old has taken the social media world by storm with his daily antics, proving that a disability is no barrier to inspiring others.

The children of former drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman helped build a makeshift school near the Mexican city of Culiacan for families who have no access to online classes during the coronavirus pandemic.