Italian film "Sacro GRA" wins Golden Lion at Venice film fest
FILM-VENICE/FESTIVAL (URGENT):Italian film "Sacro GRA" wins Golden Lion at Venice film fest
Afghan woman MP released after three weeks in Taliban captivity
AFGHANISTAN-WOMEN/KAKAR:Afghan woman MP released after three weeks in Taliban captivity
Two Saudi women dead from MERS-coronavirus, two men infected-Health Ministry
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SAUDI:Two Saudi women dead from MERS-coronavirus, two men infected-Health Ministry
It's Time to Call a Truce to the 'Mommy Wars'
The decisions of all mothers are often harshly judged, says Katrina Alcorn in this excerpt from "Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink." But the finger pointing needs to stop, and instead we have to push for economic policies and social institutions that support caregiving.
Women ride bicycle past wall with pictures of people who disappeared in region during the 1960-1996 civil war, in Rabinal
Women ride a bicycle past a wall with pictures of the people who disappeared in the region during the 1960-1996 civil war, in Rabinal, in the Baja Verapaz region, 209 km, (130 miles), of Guatemala City, September 6, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (GUATEMALA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
UK's new FGM hotline refers 34 cases to police
The recent launch of an FGM hotline has given British prosecutors hope that they may before long bring the first prosecution in a case of female genital mutilation - illegal in the UK for nearly 30 years but practised in secrecy
Obama declines to say if will strike Syria if U.S. Congress votes 'no'
SYRIA-CRISIS/OBAMA-VOTE (URGENT):Obama declines to say if will strike Syria if U.S. Congress votes 'no'
UK orders review of police response to domestic violence
"There are still too many cases where victims have lost their lives because warning signs were missed" - Home Secretary Theresa May
Documentary exposes bloody reality of childbirth in the developing world
In the documentary, called SISTER, first-time director Brenda Davis turns the camera on women giving birth in dire conditions and on the health workers who stand by them