Islamic State "massacres" 80 Yazidis in north Iraq -officials
IRAQ-SECURITY/YAZIDIS-KILLINGS (URGENT):Islamic State "massacres" 80 Yazidis in north Iraq -officials
TRF-Modi says India is shamed by rape in Independence Day speech
FOUNDATION-INDIA-MODI/RAPE:TRF-Modi says India is shamed by rape in Independence Day speech
Modi says India is shamed by rape in first Independence Day speech
The high-profile gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student in 2012 led to country-wide protests for better security
Fed Fund Breastfeeding; India May Bar Same-Sex Adoption
Seventy communities in the United States will receive a total of $2.9 million in federal funds to support breastfeeding. Also this week, India's federal cabinet voted to bar same-sex couples from adopting children.
Religious opposition and hostile press obstruct pro-choice campaigners in El Salvador
Abortion is a crime in El Salvador, but the tide is turning, activists say
China media marketer confesses to posting false information during trial -Xinhua
CHINA-CENSORSHIP/ (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-China media marketer confesses to posting false information during trial -Xinhua
Indonesia further restricts abortion for rape and health conditions to first 40 days of pregnancy - report
If woman’s or foetus’ life at threat, she can have legal abortion if husband approves
46,000 Families Will Receive WFP Food in Drought-Hit Nicaragua
MANAGUA - Following a request from the Government of Nicaragua, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will distribute food rations to some 46,000 families affected by a severe drought due to the natural phenomenon "El Niño."
Thailand stops US and Australian couples leaving with surrogate babies - advocate
THAILAND-AUSTRALIA/SURROGACY:Thailand stops US and Australian couples leaving with surrogate babies - advocate
Women light candles while attending a vigil to honor Michael Brown in Brooklyn
Women light candles while attending a vigil to honor Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by an unnamed police officer last Saturday in Ferguson, Missouri,, at the borough of Brooklyn in New York August 14, 2014. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)