Malai Joya from Afghanistan holds a placard next to the word "Woman" on a banner during the World March of Women in Sao Paulo
Malai Joya (C) from Afghanistan holds a placard next to the word "Woman" (bottom L) on a banner during the World March of Women in Sao Paulo August 31, 2013. The main objectives of the World March of Women are to put an end to poverty, and violence against women. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY CONFLICT POVERTY)
Ten-year-old boy wins Alaska's contest for giant cabbages
USA-ALASKA/CABBAGES:Ten-year-old boy wins Alaska's contest for giant cabbages
(OFFICIAL)-TEXT-Obama statement on decision for U.S. strikes on Syria
SYRIA-CRISIS/OBAMA-TEXT (TEXT, CORRECTED, OFFICIAL=2:CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-TEXT-Obama statement on decision for U.S. strikes on Syria
TEXT-Obama statement on decision for U.S. strikes on Syria
SYRIA-CRISIS/OBAMA-TEXT (TEXT)=2:TEXT-Obama statement on decision for U.S. strikes on Syria
Car bomb in Iraqi city of Ramadi kills 12
IRAQ-VIOLENCE/ (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Car bomb in Iraqi city of Ramadi kills 12
Kenya lifts coastal area curfew a year after clashes
KENYA-CURFEW/LIFTED:Kenya lifts coastal area curfew a year after clashes
Popular Fertility Treatments Still a Vast Experiment
While IVF and ART are becoming increasingly common, there's still a lack of evidence-based medicine, and laws in place, behind these reproductive technologies, say the guest editors in this excerpt from Miriam Zoll's "Cracked Open."
Women fill receptacles with potable water in Nigua
Women fill receptacles with potable water in Nigua August 30, 2013. More than 50 people across the country have caught cholera over the last few days due to a new outbreak of the illness, which is caused by contaminated water, and exacerbated by the accumulation of litter on the streets. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: HEALTH)
Iowa board votes to end "tele-med" abortions used by rural women
USA-ABORTION/IOWA:Iowa board votes to end "tele-med" abortions used by rural women