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American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood on the medals podium at the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City in 1968. During the American national anthem, they raised their gloved fists. Smith called it "a human right salute".

Moltivolti is a very special restaurant in Italy that focuses on helping migrants settle in to their new home. Working together, they share the food and experiences from their countries with those around them.

What happened today? October 12th has given the world everything from asteroid scares to the start of the iconic Oktoberfest.

Started in the USA in 1988, National Coming Out Day was created to raise awareness and promote a safe world for the LGBTQ+ community.

Many refugees coming to Europe will use a life vest during their harrowing journey. Here's an Amsterdam initiative that recycles life vests and helps refugees put down roots in their new home.

Hungary may become the first country to create a nationwide constitutional ban on homelessness. And no, this amendment isn't aimed to help those living on the streets.

On 3rd October the Spanish Finance Ministry announced he wants to decrease the state sales tax on Sanitary products for women. The tax has been called the "Pink Tax" and the movement against it is on the rise globally.

According to Prevent Year Zero, wild animals might disappear by 2026. How can we save them? Shift to a vegan diet!

Romania's LGBTQ+ community had a small victory this weekend, when a referendum against same-sex marriage failed due to low voter turnout.

Meet Dana Spett from Pony Power Therapies, a nonprofit from New Jersey, USA. Pony Power provides horse-assisted activities that help kids and adults improve their quality of life and well-being.

Thanks to a government program that will vaccinate kids for free, Australia could be the first country in the world to wipe out cervical cancer.

The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced tomorrow, but should women rejoice? You may be shocked to learn the percentage of women among the winners of Nobel Prizes. Hint: It's not good.

How revolutionary are this year's Nobel Medicine Prize laureates?

For years Harnaam Kaur was bullied for the way she looked, but eventually she was able to rise above the negativity and accept herself for who she was. Now she's motivating others to embrace their own glorious uniqueness.

This library is filled with the books that once belonged to guerrilla fighters, all thanks to an ex member who changed his ways.

With no distinction between drug users and traffickers, Indonesia's prisons are filled with non-violent drug addicts. Is it time for the country to rethink its drug policy?

The women from this Berber community in the Sahara have found a way to to empower themselves and change the way women are treated in Morocco's patriarchal society.

Each year, Americans flush 2.6 to 2.9 billion contact lenses down the drain and into our waterways. They end up becoming microplastics, which isn't good news for our planet.

Masih created an online social movement where Iranian women share photos of themselves living without hijabs.

86 years ago, the man who founded modern day marriage counseling had some advice for the single man, but in 2018 it may not be for everyone. Sorry, red heads.

Once a year, Shamans from around the world gather on a remote island in the middle of a Russian lake. Here's why.

In Vietnam, it's common for women to sell their hair and for them to get next to nothing for it. Meet Dan Choi the founder of Remy New York, the first ethical fair trade hair company. Through his company he's helping women achieve a better life.

Since Maduro took control of Venezuela in 2013, the country's fallen into crisis. Hyperinflation and severe food and medicine shortages have driven Venezuelans to the edge. Many people, like Jose and his family, must search through trash just to survive.

With more retailers offering shoppers the chance to try before they buy, are people only shopping for the hashtag?

The annual pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest site has begun. But as it does, it’s worth noting the lecherous scammers trying to take advantage of devout Muslims.