Teenager raped and thrown into well in India's Rajasthan - report
Reports of crimes against women in India increased by nearly 27 percent in 2013
Connecticut Trans Teen Ignites Prison Reform Push
First she was placed in an adult women's prison, now she's in a boy's facility. Supporters decry officials' indifference to her age and gender identity and are demanding a new law and a new prison commissioner.
Indian woman branded witch and beaten to death - report
Witch hunts still common in parts of India, particularly among tribal communities
"I was told I would die if I ever talked about FGM" - UK victim
Alimatu Dimonekene, who underwent FGM at 16, breaks taboos to talk about the ritual's devastating psychological impact
Palestinian women react next to the rubble of their relatives' house, which police said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip
Palestinian women react next to the rubble of their relatives' house, which police said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 21, 2014. Israeli tanks shelled militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday and a woman died in an air strike after the bloodiest day of a nearly two-week military offensive that showed no signs of abating, despite global calls for a truce. Palestinian health officials said the death toll since July 8 had reached 447, including many civilians, with a woman killed in the predawn strike in Beit Hanoun and 12 more bodies recovered from the embattled Shejaia neighbourhood where the number of fatalities rose to 72 from Sunday's fighting. Israel's army said it had been targeting militants from Gaza's dominant Hamas group, charging that they fired rockets from Shejaia and built tunnels and command centres there. The army said it had warned civilians to leave two days earlier. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Palestinian women react next to the rubble of their relatives' house, which police said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip
Palestinian women react next to the rubble of their relatives' house, which police said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 21, 2014. Israeli tanks shelled militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday and a woman died in an air strike after the bloodiest day of a nearly two-week military offensive that showed no signs of abating, despite global calls for a truce. Palestinian health officials said the death toll since July 8 had reached 447, including many civilians, with a woman killed in the predawn strike in Beit Hanoun and 12 more bodies recovered from the embattled Shejaia neighbourhood where the number of fatalities rose to 72 from Sunday's fighting. Israel's army said it had been targeting militants from Gaza's dominant Hamas group, charging that they fired rockets from Shejaia and built tunnels and command centres there. The army said it had warned civilians to leave two days earlier. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Lack of Funds Threatens Fight Against Malnutrition in Burkina Faso
Each year during the lean season—also known as the "hunger season"—the World Food Programme (WFP) carries out a number of activities in Burkina Faso to prevent malnutrition, efforts that have proven effective in the fight against hunger. Due to a lack of funding, however, the programme has been reduced and could be suspended completely this year.
A women displays a message for families and victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, inside a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya
A women displays a message for families and victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was downed last Thursday over eastern Ukraine, inside a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya near Kuala Lumpur July 21, 2014. The downing of the airliner with the loss of nearly 300 lives has sharply escalated the crisis in Ukraine, and may mark a pivotal moment in international efforts to resolve a situation in which separatists in the Russian-speaking east have been fighting government forces since protesters in Kiev forced out a pro-Moscow president and Russia annexed Crimea. REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT POLITICS)
Women watch pro-Israel supporters rally at Times Square in New York
Women watch pro-Israel supporters wave Israeli national flags and rally at Times Square in New York, to show support for Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip, July 20, 2014. More than 60 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers were killed as Israel shelled a Gaza neighbourhood and battled militants on Sunday in the bloodiest fighting in a near two-week-old offensive. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)