What's your status? Ten facts to mark the 30th World AIDS Day
Campaigners say one of the biggest challenges in the fight to end AIDS is encouraging people to get tested
Yazidi women seek to join case against French company accused of funding Islamic State
French cement maker Lafarge is under investigation over charges it paid ISIS to keep open a plant in northern Syria
Unknown gunmen rape 125 women in South Sudan - aid agency
As well as rape, survivors of the violence in Bentiu also reported being whipped, beaten and clubbed with sticks
Campaigners in Kenya challenge Marie Stopes abortion ban in court
Campaigners say banning Marie Stopes from providing abortion services would have a huge impact on women and girls from poor informal settlements
Egyptian women race in Cairo to campaign for end to violence
It is uncommon for women to practice sport in Egypt in public places, where they regularly face harassment
Indian women plan protest after Kolkata mall mocks nursing mother
Controversy spread on social media after Abhilasha Arup Das Adhikari posted on the mall's Facebook page that she was asked to feed her baby in a toilet
At least 23 Afghan civilians killed in U.S. Helmand air strike - UN
U.S. military says it is investigating the incident on Tuesday in which a helicopter hit a compound during a joint operation with U.S. and Afghan forces
Domestic violence rates fall in parts of Latin America - U.N.
The problem remains rife and undermines development in the region
Real-life gender pay gap far bigger than thought, U.S. economists say
The yawning gap reflects the reality that women step out of the paid labor force to care for families more often than men do
Women affected by disasters often face the greatest risks. They need to be part of the solution
When humanitarians ignore local women, they fail to understand the experiences and needs of half the population