Ecuador must take chance to ease abortion law for rape victims – rights group
Despite tough laws against abortion, Latin America has one of the world's highest rates of abortion, and a high rate of maternal deaths resulting from botched abortions, the WHO says
Indian firm develops new vaccine to fight typhoid fever
Company says features of new vaccine are its long-term protection and the protection it gives to infants from six months old, compared with minimum age of 2 for previous vaccines
Indian lawmakers make divorce more women-friendly - report
In country where women own only 2 percent of assets, the marriage laws bill would ensure wives a share of husbands’ immovable property
Indian mom tries to sell daughter's virginity for $1,556 - report
Auto rickshaw driver offers girl to passenger – a social worker who informed a charity of the crime; driver and girl's mother arrested
Security forces aim to win hearts in Indian Maoist zone - report
In conflict-ridden area where villagers feel persecuted by both insurgents and security forces, paramilitary will receive $3 million each year to spend on community social welfare projects
Saudi takes keys away from more rogue women drivers
The kingdom has incrementally expanded women's rights to vote, work in lingerie shops, practice law and ride bicycles, but the right to drive remains a contentious point
Enough grains for 70m Indians rot due to poor storage - report
In country where millions live in hunger, thousands of tonnes of food stored improperly, exposed to rodents and the elements, and lost
In Ethiopia, NGOs promote family planning to cope with climate change
A consortium of aid groups in Ethiopia offers reproductive health assistance, together with seeds and trees, in an effort to help people overcome climate stresses and feed their families