Montana prosecutor to appeal ex-teacher's month-long sentence for rape
USA-MONTANA/RAPE:Montana prosecutor to appeal ex-teacher's month-long sentence for rape
Women cry over a coffin before the funeral for six children who died in a landslide in La Chicharronera
Women cry over a coffin before the funeral for six children who died in a landslide in La Chicharronera August 30, 2013. Six children, aged between one and nine, all either siblings or cousins, died when the house they were in collapsed in a landslide after heavy rains in northern Honduras, emergency services said on Thursday. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera (HONDURAS - Tags: DISASTER OBITUARY)
Displaced women, children at high risk of rape in Somali camps - rights group
Fear of being stigmatised and a lack of confidence in the will or ability of the authorities to investigate cases of sexual violence stop most of the victims – some as young as 13 – from reporting abuses to the police, says Amnesty International
Women carry their children during a medical mission for flood victims in Tondo
Women carry their children during a medical mission for flood victims, by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in Tondo, Manila August 30, 2013. At least 27 people are dead and about 3 million people are affected by floods and landslides brought by moonsoon rains and tropical storm last week, local media reports said. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY POVERTY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
Women carry their children while standing behind a steel window during a medical mission for flood victims in Tondo
Women carry their children while standing behind a steel window during a medical mission for flood victims, by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in Tondo, Manila August 30, 2013. At least 27 people are dead and about 3 million people are affected by floods and landslides brought by moonsoon rains and tropical storm last week, local media reports said. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY HEALTH DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
Women carry their children during a medical mission for flood victims in Tondo
Women carry their children during a medical mission for flood victims, by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in Tondo, Manila August 30, 2013. At least 27 people are dead and about 3 million people are affected by floods and landslides brought by moonsoon rains and tropical storm last week, local media reports said. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: HEALTH DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Behind the Brands: Oxfam ranks big food
Oxfam looked at how the big 10 food and beverage companies - Nestle, Unilever, Coca Cola, Mars, Pepsico, Mondelez, Danone, General Mills, Kellogg’s and Associated British Foods - are managing their supply chains and the results were disappointing
Saudi Passes DV Law; Health Reform Equality Slammed
Saudi Arabia has passed legislation aimed at protecting women, children and domestic staff against domestic abuse. But a Fox News medical expert argued that President Barack Obama's administration was wrong to force gender equality for health insurance rates.
Women supporting the MNLA Tuareg rebel group wave the rebel flag during a meeting with government-appointed delegates in Kidal
Women supporting Tuareg rebel group, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), wave the rebel flag during a meeting with government-appointed delegates in Kidal August 28, 2013. The national reconciliation delegation visited the formerly rebel-held Kidal on Wednesday. Picture taken August 28. REUTERS/Adama Diarra (MALI - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)