Dems Craft Contraception Bill; Girl's Rape Mocked
To override the Supreme Court's decision on contraceptives Democrats are working on a bill to ensure universal workplace access to coverage for birth control. In alarming news, a teen's rape has spawned an outbreak of mockery on social media.
Peru takes immense step forward for women to access abortion - rights group
An "immense step forward" in circumstances where access is limited - reproductive rights group
Poland asks: should a doctor serve God, or patients?
POLAND-ABORTION/:Poland asks: should a doctor serve God, or patients?
Rape and murder of 13-year-old spark debate in junta-ruled Thailand
The crime has triggered calls for a weekend rally that will defy military restrictions on public gatherings
Number of hungry Somalis grows for first time since famine as rains fail - U.N.
Drought bites as Somalia receives less than 50 percent of normal rainfall
Ruling on Sharia courts bolsters rights of India's Muslim women, campaigners say
India's Supreme Court says the rulings of Sharia courts have no legality and cannot be enforced against an individual's will
Delhi records most rapes as crimes against women rise in India
Rape cases in India rose by 35.2 percent in 2013; Delhi was the city with highest number of rapes - official figures
More Colombians trafficked for forced labour than sex work -report
Latin America is a region where trafficking victims are increasingly ending up - IOM
Pakistan fighting reverses flow of refugees, stirs unease in Afghanistan
Some 3.8 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan since Taliban were ousted in 2001