55,000 Tanzanian schoolgirls pinched, prodded and expelled for pregnancy
Tanzanian schoolgirls are forced to undergo humiliating and painful pregnancy tests as often as once a month, a report says
Violence against women-the missing millennium development goal
Violence against women undermines their ability to advance in many areas of their lives and must be singled out and tackled when the UN sets its next set of development goals
Maria: raped, pregnant, and expelled from school at age 13
Tanzanian schoolgirls frequently undergo forced pregnancy tests, then face expulsion
Thousands displaced by fighting need urgent help in Central African Republic
A humanitarian team, including UNHCR, discovers devastation, horrific stories and thousands of displaced people in urgent need of help after fresh fighting.
Speakers: To Find Peace, End Domestic Violence
Blocks away from where the United Nations delegates gathered with Syria's chemical weapons on top of their agenda, a simple ceremony in New York's Central Park floated a new path for peace.
Ex-Army translator gets 25 years in Taliban weapons sting
USA-TALIBAN/STING:Ex-Army translator gets 25 years in Taliban weapons sting
GM CEO envisions a woman running a U.S. automaker one day
AUTOS-GM/CEO:GM CEO envisions a woman running a U.S. automaker one day
Women hold up posters of pro-democracy protesters killed during the 2011 uprising, during a demonstration, in Sanaa
Women hold up posters of pro-democracy protesters killed during the 2011 uprising against the rule of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, during a demonstration, in Sanaa September 25, 2013. Protesters demanded that Saleh be put on trial. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)