From sausage rolls to hairy female scientists: 10 offbeat stories from 2019
From hit songs about sausage rolls to the world's first odour map, here are 10 of the more offbeat news stories from 2019
EXPERT VIEWS: Climate change and empowering women top aid agencies' 2020 to-do list
We asked 10 organisations which two key issues they would focus on in the coming year
S.Korea’s top court dismisses "comfort women" petition against deal with Japan
No one knows how many Koreans were forced to work in Japan's military brothels
In a southern Indian town, women prepare for first New Year party
Social norms and safety concerns often restrict women's movements after sunset in many parts of India
Nepal cracks down on illegal 'menstrual huts' after deaths
Under the centuries-old system, superstitious families send menstruating women and girls - seen as impure - away and bar them from touching items such as religious idols, milk and cattle
INSIGHT-In an Indian village, a woman's killing and alleged rape opens caste divides
The divisions in a village of some 2,000 people illustrate India's challenge in addressing a rape problem that rights groups say is common across the country, particularly in rural areas
WIDER IMAGE-The Runaway Husbands
The wives say men demand tens of thousands of dollars in dowry, establish themselves overseas and leave their wives and children behind – and in limbo
From nuns to astronauts: 10 women cracking the glass ceiling in 2019
As the year draws to a close, we take a look at which women managed firsts in their field
Former Trump campaign staffer sues over pregnancy discrimination
Delgado says after letting the campaign know of her pregnancy, she immediately stopped receiving work emails and was excluded from projects on which she had been working
Heartbroken Spanish woman knits butterflies as call to stop domestic violence
Prats normally makes between 10 and 15 deep purple butterflies a day and has given away more than 3,000, including to school children during educational visits