Use of sleeping pills highest among older Americans - CDC
USA-HEALTH/SLEEPDRUGS:Use of sleeping pills highest among older Americans - CDC
Women walk during heavy rain in the streets of Guatemala City
Women walk during heavy rain in the streets of Guatemala City August 28, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (GUATEMALA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
Colombia extradites top drug gang leader to U.S.
COLOMBIA-USA/EXTRADITION:Colombia extradites top drug gang leader to U.S.
Pakistan launches mobile mediation court to help back logged court
PAKISTAN-MOBILE/COURTS (PIX):Pakistan launches mobile mediation court to help back logged court
Nigerians seek refuge in Niger
The United Nations refugee agency says Nigeria's offensive against Boko Haram Islamist militants is forcing citizens to flee to Niger.
Pope phones Argentine woman who wrote to him about rape
POPE-CALL/:Pope phones Argentine woman who wrote to him about rape
Shortage of female security forces could keep Afghan women from vote
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) says there are just 2,000 of the required 12,000 women needed to carry out body searches at polling stations
'Baby-Friendly' Hospitals Bypass Black Communities
Very few of the maternity wards that have won a seal of approval for providing breastfeeding support are located in communities with a significant population of African Americans, a Women's eNews analysis finds.
Son of Chinese general denies gang rape, inflames public anger
The case that has stirred resentment against the offspring of the political elite who are widely seen as spoilt
Saudi Arabia passes historic domestic abuse legislation
Abuse no longer a private matter but a law enforcement issue