U.S. court rules Arkansas can block Planned Parenthood funding
Planned Parenthood does not perform surgical abortions in Arkansas but it provides other gynecological services as well as birth control and breast examinations
Malaysian man accused of 600 sex assaults against daughter
Local media said the girl only revealed the ordeal to her mother after she learnt her father planned to take her two younger sisters away from the mother to live with him
Nepal criminalises custom forcing menstruating women into cow sheds
Some communities believe they will suffer misfortune if women and girls are not sent into isolation when they menstruate
INTERVIEW-Indian nun rescues Cameroonian sex slaves from Middle East
A rising number of African women are heading to the Middle East for domestic work, driven abroad by the lack of jobs at home
Gang convicted of sex offences against vulnerable girls in England
The men raped or assaulted the victims after drugging them or threatening them with violence
FEATURE-Sri Lanka's war widows trafficked as slaves to Gulf
"People who have not gone through a conflict will not understand how difficult it is to take care of young children on your own. We suffered during the war and we are suffering now"
#AintNoCinderella: Indian women post selfies at midnight after stalking case
The backlash on Twitter was triggered by a remark blaming a kidnapping attempt victim for being out late
Army of bewitched children is target of Congo massacres -UN
"A great majority of the Kamuina Nsapu elements are children (girls and boys), some as young as seven"
INTERVIEW-India's unequal land ownership at root of caste violence - Dalit writer
"As long as Dalits are just workers, there is no violence; when they become owners, there is violence"
Chile's Congress eases strict abortion ban, court battle awaits
Chile's Constitutional Tribunal will now decide on the legality of the new laws