Yazidis receive military training from Kurdish peshmerga
Volunteer Yazidis receive military training from the peshmerga in an effort to protect their families and territory from Islamic State militants
Pope condemns female mutilation, domestic violence against women
According to the United Nations, more than 140 million girls and women have undergone some form of female genital mutilation
Syria death toll now exceeds 210,000- rights group
The real figure is probably much higher, says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Colombia's Embera tribe hopes to eradicate FGM by 2030
Secrecy around FGM was so great that community leaders were unaware it existed
Indian activist's car vandalised after "Shame the Rapist Campaign"
Video shows five men smiling and posing for the camera as they take turns raping a woman, who is crying and begging for them to stop
INTERVIEW-UK minister says FGM can end as fast as footbinding
"If people were cutting off half of men's penises ... this is a practice that wouldn't have lasted four minutes"
Guinea's Muslim clerics call for end to FGM to help stop Ebola
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could bring a change of attitude towards the practice
U.S. women at risk of FGM more than doubles since 2000 - research
California, New York and Minnesota top list of states with most women and girls at risk
UK sets October deadline for doctors to record FGM cases
New rules are part of international drive to stamp out "brutal practice" in one generation, government says.