Beaten and abused, Sudan's women bear scars of fight for freedom
Women were a driving force during months of protests against President Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule, before he was replaced by a military council in April
U.S. candidate refuses to ride with female reporter, sparking uproar
The reporter asked to ride with Republican Robert Foster on a 15-hour campaign trip but was told that a male colleague would have to accompany her
Gunmen massacre 18, including children, in Papua New Guinea attack
Violence has long ravaged the poor but resource-rich Pacific Ocean nation, but the scale of the latest bloodletting has shocked the country
New York showers confetti, love on U.S. women's soccer team
The players have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation highlighting a huge paygap with their male counterparts
El Salvador set to reopen abortion trial of teen rape victim
Evelyn Beatriz Hernandez was handed a 30-year prison sentence in 2017 for aggravated murder by a female judge who ruled the teenager had induced an abortion
German court hands life sentence to Iraqi over teenager's rape-murder
The high-profile case was used by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to bolster its assertions that the record arrival of migrants had triggered a rise in crime
INTERVIEW-Indonesian woman jailed for reporting harassment urges end to victim blaming
The former school teacher from the island of Lombok complained of getting lewd phone calls from the principal of a high school where she worked
President urges Tanzania's women to 'set ovaries free', have more babies to boost economy
UNFPA says about a third of married women in Tanzania use contraceptives, but Magufuli has criticised Western-backed family planning programmes implemented by the health ministry
Making waves: Female round-the-world crew to fight ocean plastic
Some marine experts have warned there could be more plastic than fish by 2050
Mexico City mayor promises to eradicate violence against women
Mexico City alone has seen 81 murders of women and 13 femicides so far this year, government data shows