Amal Fathy faces two years in jail for criticising the state for failing to tackle sexual harassment.
Pete Tong NYE ‘balloon drop’ cancelled after protests
Organisers had planned to release 130,000 balloons at a Manila nightclub to ring in the new year.
Philippines deadly storm and landslides kill more than 60
An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon.
Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist
Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at Nasa, has died at 93.
Duterte: Outrage as Philippines leader describes sexually abusing maid
Rights groups call the Philippine president’s comments “repulsive” and “unworthy of his position”.
2019: New year begins with a bang in Australia and New Zealand
Revellers in Australia and New Zealand say goodbye to 2018 and get the celebrations officially underway.
What it’s like to be Black and Argentine
Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country.
Bangladesh election: Voting disrupted by violence
Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths.
Spoken word poet Dylema: On a stroll through Africa in 2018
Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem.
Lederhosen love among Austria’s millennials
Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria.