Activist in China #MeToo movement detained -rights group
The nascent movement has come under pressure from authorities
Bangladesh sentences 16 to death for killing teenager in harassment case
The teenager faced pressure to withdraw a complaint to police in March accusing the school principal of attempted rape
Asterix gets update with female heroine in latest outing
The action in the new edition revolves around a character called Adrenaline, the teenage daughter of famous Gaulish king Vercingetorix
Argentina seeks to extradite ex-spy on sexual exploitation charges
Mexican authorities arrested Raul Martins, who is facing human trafficking, racketeering and money laundering charges, earlier this month
Norway at top, Yemen at bottom of rankings for women's quality of life
While life for women has improved in some 60 countries, it has deteriorated in Yemen and other war-torn nations
FACTBOX-10 facts on abortion as Northern Ireland lifts restrictions
Some 90 million women of reproductive age, or 5% of the global total, live in countries where abortion is banned completely
Kenya launches first breast milk bank to help newborns
At Kenya's first breast milk bank, the women were waiting to help infants whose mothers couldn't feed them by donating some of their own milk
Northern Ireland prepares for momentous abortion, same-sex marriage changes
If a new devolved government is not formed in Northern Ireland by midnight, abortion will be decriminalised
Turkey under pressure to tackle sharp rise in murders of women
World Health Organization data say 38% of women in Turkey are subject to violence from a partner in their lifetime
Women gather in Paris to protest against deadly domestic violence
More than 120 women are believed to have been killed as a direct result of domestic violence in France so far this year according to local associations