Clinton Says Roles Improving; Mass Assaults in Egypt
Prospects and the appreciation for women's roles are improving everywhere from Liberia to Japan, says Hillary Clinton. Yet, during celebrations for Egypt's new president, Tahrir Square was the site of a series of sexual assaults.
U.S. may develop national plan against FGM
California, Maryland and New York have the most of the thousands of girls at risk
Q+A: “It’s not going to be easy” to bring peace to Mindanao - Philippines chief negotiator
The government's war with the southern rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has lasted more than 45 years and killed about 150,000 people
Louisiana governor signs into law new abortion restrictions
USA-LOUISIANA/ABORTION (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Louisiana governor signs into law new abortion restrictions
Two women carry a bucket of rice outside a canteen that is run by the United Nations WFP in Yamoussoukro
Two women carry a bucket of rice outside a canteen that is run by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) at Nanan village in Yamoussoukro June 12, 2014. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon (IVORY COAST - Tags: SPORT SOCCER SOCIETY POVERTY FOOD HEALTH)
Chelsea FC manager and WFP Global Ambassador Against Hunger Jose Mourinho digs near women working in peanut fields in Nanan village, Yamoussoukro
Chelsea FC manager and WFP (World Food Programme) Global Ambassador Against Hunger Jose Mourinho (C) digs near women working in peanut fields in Nanan village, Yamoussoukro June 12, 2014. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon (IVORY COAST - Tags: SPORT SOCCER SOCIETY POVERTY FOOD HEALTH AGRICULTURE)
Chelsea FC manager and WFP Global Ambassador Against Hunger Jose Mourinho holds a shovel next to women working in peanut fields in Nanan village, Yamoussoukro
Chelsea FC manager and WFP (World Food Programme) Global Ambassador Against Hunger Jose Mourinho (2nd R) holds a shovel next to women working in peanut fields in Nanan village, Yamoussoukro June 12, 2014. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon (IVORY COAST - Tags: SPORT SOCCER SOCIETY POVERTY FOOD HEALTH AGRICULTURE)
Wave of crime against women continues in India's biggest state
Five rapes have been reported in the past 36 hours in the state of Uttar Pradesh
“We can’t return to years of hate and fear,” Colombia women activists say
Women peace activists see pursuing Colombia's peace process as key to a peaceful and more harmonious future