Jobless Indian man says he raped and killed 9 children -police
Case spotlights number of young children who go missing every year in India and raises question of whether police have sufficient resources to investigate such brutal sex crimes
Judge voids U.S. female genital mutilation law
The ruling removes the main charges against a doctor who had been due to stand trial in the first U.S. criminal case of its kind
Amnesty says detained activists in S.Arabia subjected to torture, sexual harassment
Women's rights activists have been arrested since May, most of whom had pushed for the right to drive and an end to the kingdom's male guardianship system
Kenya MPs debate giving women a third of parliament seats
Women hold 23 percent of seats in Kenya's lower and upper houses of parliament combined - on a par with the global average
Debunk rape myths to deliver justice in Northern Ireland - judge
The review comes after protests broke out across Ireland over a defence lawyer's suggestion that a teenagers's choice of underwear indicated consent
Britain's top firms 'wholly inadequate' in tackling slavery, survey finds
Big brands are facing growing pressure from regulators and consumers to ensure their operations are not tainted by slavery
Kenya bans charity Marie Stopes from providing abortion services
Abortions are not permitted in Kenya unless a woman's life or health is in danger and emergency treatment is required
Indonesia president urges woman to be jailed in harassment case to seek justice
According to media reports, Maknun was harassed by the head of a school where she worked as a contract teacher on the island of Lombok
'Star Wars' producer Kennedy wants new movie voices 'to bring world to its senses'
Kathleen Kennedy is the first woman to receive the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' annual Irving. G. Thalberg award
From sexuality to size: women find their voice through podcasts
Women only hosted or co-hosted about a third of the top 100 podcasts on the Apple podcast chart in 2017