Singer Audra McDonald transforms into Billie Holiday on Broadway
STAGE-BILLIEHOLIDAY (PIX):Singer Audra McDonald transforms into Billie Holiday on Broadway
Arkansas to appeal ruling on abortion restriction law
USA-ABORTION/ARKANSAS:Arkansas to appeal ruling on abortion restriction law
Street workers – a trusted adult for street children
A street worker describes how building trust is key in providing support to children living in the streets.
Indians Support Safety; Iraqi Law OKs Child Brides
A poll of India's voters in the historic election indicated that 90 percent believe that combatting violence against women should be a priority. Also this week, Iraq may approve a law permitting marriage as early as age 9 with parental consent.
Why reinventing the toilet is a women’s and girls’ issue
If rural households have no toilet, women's safety is threatened when they are forced to defecate out in the open
Decades after genocide, Congo struggles to dislodge Rwanda rebels
The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) sits at the heart of two decades of war and instability in DRC, in which millions of people have died from violence, hunger and disease
FACTBOX - India goes to the polls, but what's in it for women?
As the first electors cast their ballots in the world’s biggest election, what are the three main political parties promising the country's female voters?