Internally displaced women from Bangui attend a community meeting in Bambari
Internally displaced women from Bangui attend a community meeting in Bambari June 16, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Reach for the stars: teenage girl defies Iranian society in new film
"It is a universal story ... No matter where you are, it is about reaching your dreams. If we dare to dream big, even the impossible might happen."
Female mutilation a means of male power over women-UN rights chief
About 30 million girls are at risk of FGM over the next decade, if current trends persist
UK outlaws 'cruel, unacceptable' forced marriage
"For victims of forced marriage, their wedding signals the end of their youth and freedom," says Britain's Home Secretary
Donor Deaths in India Highlight Surrogacy Perils
Two women have died from causes tied to their role as egg donors in India's booming market for artificial reproduction. Advocates are pressing the government to publicize health warnings and pass regulations.
Thailand says no policy to "sweep and clean" illegal migrants
International Organization for Migration estimates more than 100,000 Cambodians have left Thailand in the past week
Israeli women take part in a mass prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, for the return of three teenagers who were abducted
Israeli women take part in a mass prayer at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City, for the return of three teenagers who were abducted June 15, 2014. Israel said on Sunday that Hamas militants had abducted three Israeli teenagers in the occupied West Bank, warning of "serious consequences" as it pressed on with a search and detained dozens of Palestinians. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Israeli women take part in a mass prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, for the return of three teenagers who were abducted
Israeli women take part in a mass prayer at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City, for the return of three teenagers who were abducted June 15, 2014. Israel said on Sunday that Hamas militants had abducted three Israeli teenagers in the occupied West Bank, warning of "serious consequences" as it pressed on with a search and detained dozens of Palestinians. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
Women mourn at the funeral of people who died after what activists said was a suicide bombing in the middle of a market, in Dukra village
Women mourn at the funeral of people who died after what activists said was a suicide bombing in the middle of a market last night in Tirbespiye village east Qamishli, in Dukra village June 15, 2014. Activists claimed that 14 people died due to the explosion, seven of them are Arab and the other seven are Kurds, while 25 others were injured. REUTERS/Massoud Mohammed (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Women react at a damaged site in what activists said was caused by a suicide bomber in the middle of a market last night in Tirbespiye village, east Qamishli
Women react at a damaged site in what activists said was caused by a suicide bomber in the middle of a market last night in Tirbespiye village, east Qamishli, June 15, 2014. Activists claim that 14 people died due to the explosion, seven of them are Arab and the other seven are Kurds, while 25 were injured. REUTERS/Massoud Mohammed (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)