British court rejects bid for free abortions for Northern Ireland women
Abortion is only permitted in Northern Ireland if a woman's life is at risk or if there is a risk of permanent and serious damage to her health.
Singer Annie Lennox calls for solidarity to help most vulnerable women
The award winning singer-songwriter started advocacy group The Circle to help women living in poverty
Finding Syria's Mr Gay: film highlights abuse of LGBT Syrians in war
"Maybe after the war ends we'll talk about rights"
Record number of women and LGBT lawmakers elected in British vote
A record 200 women and over 40 openly gay, lesbian or bisexual parliamentarians won seats in Britain's election.
Scottish church becomes first in Britain to allow same-sex marriages
Britain legalised same-sex marriage in 2014 but no major Christian church had so far allowed same-sex weddings
Kenya rape trial named as world's worst case for women's rights
A Kenyan man was acquitted for having sex with a 13-year-old because she seemed willing, the court ruled
TIMELINE - the Central African Republic crises
The Central African Republic has been plagued by conflict on and off for decades. Since March 2013, it is been wracked by conflict, triggered by clashes between mainly Muslim Seleka rebels and Christian "anti-balaka" militias. Fighting has flared in recent months in the country, and thousands of people have been forced from their homes.
New U.S. instability, old MidEast quagmire - annual peace index
Political stability in the U.S. dropped, while many countries in the Middle East and North Africa became more peaceful, including Morocco and Iran
Indian girls to stage human trafficking drama at top arts festival
Aged from 13 to 22, the actors are all daughters of sex workers and trafficking survivors from Mumbai's red-light district