Indian woman beaten for trying to stop child marriage
Nearly half the women in India are married by the time they are 18, a tradition that the deeply patriarchal country is finding it hard to change, despite the harm it does to the victims
Saudi Arabia worst on women's legal issues - report
Kingdom tops the list of countries for laws that limit women's economic potential
Hunger striking Pussy Riot member moved to solitary cell
RUSSIA-PUSSYRIOT/:Hunger striking Pussy Riot member moved to solitary cell
Women, children and family members of Abdul Razzaq Baloch, who had been missing since March, hold a banner and posters during a protest outside Karachi Press Club
Women, children and family members of Abdul Razzaq Baloch, who had been missing since March, hold a banner and posters during a protest outside Karachi Press Club June 4, 2013. Picture taken June 4, 2013. To match Special Report PAKISTAN-DISAPPEARANCES/ REUTERS/Stringer (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)
El Salvador: Broadcasters and WFP Launch "A Step Against Hunger" Radio Campaign
WFP and the Salvadoran Association of Broadcasters (ASDER) launched the communications campaign "A Step Against Hunger and Malnutrition in El Salvador", with the aim of raising awareness about the issue of hunger and malnutrition among Salvadorans and to also collect resources to fund the WFP's Nourishing El Salvador project.
Ex-cop in Thailand found guilty of rape kills victim - report
Women's rights activists in Thailand have long complained of the threats and challenges rape victims face in bringing cases to court
"Infidel" Kuwaiti artist defies threats to expose hypocrisy
Kuwait's award-winning artist, Shurooq Amin, paints taboo subjects despite death threats, censorship
Busting some myths about land title, women and poverty
The idea that giving women title to land they farm would ease their poverty leads to complex discoveries, such as the power of customary law and tradition to keep men in control, and the irrelevance of land title where governments are weak or corrupt
Palestinian women hold a copy of the Koran and banners as they protest to show solidarity with Al-Aqsa mosque, in Gaza City
Palestinian women hold a copy of the Koran and banners as they protest to show solidarity with Al-Aqsa mosque, in Gaza City September 24, 2013. The banner (L) reads '' Our Aqsa...our blood and souls are a sacrifice for you''. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
Palestinian women take part in a protest to show solidarity with Al-Aqsa mosque, in Gaza City
Palestinian women take part in a protest to show solidarity with Al-Aqsa mosque, in Gaza City September 24, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)