WFP Head Visits India To Address Asia Pacific Consultation On Family Farming
CHENNAI/DELHI - The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Ertharin Cousin arrives in Chennai, India, on 7 August 2014, for a one-day visit that will focus on the importance of family farming in achieving a zero hunger world.
McDonald's Workers Wait for Labor Rule Effects
Before the female-dominated workforce of the fast food chain can press their case, judges and courts must address the complaints. "It's only the first step in a long legal process," says a woman's rights advocate.
FEATURE-'Liberty Kids' shake up L.A. Republican Party, look to other states
USA-CALIFORNIA/REPUBLICANS (FEATURE):FEATURE-'Liberty Kids' shake up L.A. Republican Party, look to other states
Female Photographers Adjust Turkey's Viewfinder
With their cameras and their galleries, women are helping to build appreciation for a still-marginal art form in Turkey. Along the way, they are also bringing visibility to women's issues and history.
Women make way on blocked street as Lebanese army soldier patrols the area in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli
Women make their way on a blocked street as a Lebanese army soldier patrols the area in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli August 5, 2014. Fighting broke out on Monday night in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli after news that several Sunni clerics had been wounded as they entered Arsal to try to broker a ceasefire between the army and the militants. Men blocked several Tripoli roads on Tuesday, and most shops were closed and streets empty. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
Women activists defy danger to protect the environment
Female campaigners routinely face death threats, sexual assault, arrest and beatings
Sex assault charge dropped against Indian referee at Commonwealth Games - report
Indian High Commission official said the charges were dropped against the two men due to a lack of evidence