Afghan activist: Either we let them kill us or keep working

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says hopes of developing nations adapting to climate change remain low, as pledges made during the Paris climate talks six years ago remain unfulfilled. On Monday, he urged countries to end carbon emissions and called for an increase in climate financing.

An elk who spent two years wandering around Colorado with a tyre around its neck has had a weight lifted off its shoulders by wildlife officials. Officers resorted to tranquillising the bull elk and removing its antlers, after they were unable to cut through the steel lining of the tyre. Scott Murdoch of Colorado Parks…

With some parts of the world lifting lockdown restrictions employers are looking at where their employees should be based. While some are demanding their workforce return to the office others are paving the way for permanent home-based employment or hybrid working. So what are the challenges facing employers and employees? BBC World News spoke to…

A UN Security Council delegation should go to Myanmar, human rights campaigner Debbie Stothard says.

Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Google’s annual I/O developer conference returns in May in a virtual form, the company announces Artist will.i.am announces the launch of a new facemask featuring noise-cancelling headphones, Hepa filters and LED lights – the project is a collaboration with Honeywell…

Indonesian president Joko Widodo has spoken of his country’s struggle with the pandemic earlier this year, describing how hospitals and facilities could not cope. Speaking exclusively to the BBC’s Asia presenter Karishma Vaswani, Mr Widodo said that the situation in the country had greatly improved and steps were being taken to address discrepancies in facilities…