China tells employers to stop asking women about marriage and babies
Chinese authorities have urged employers not to ask women about their marital status or childbearing plans in job interviews
Swiss court upholds sentence in genital mutilation case
The woman had two daughters circumcised in their homeland in 2013 before immigrating to Switzerland in 2015
Ethiopia's reforms spark ray of hope for struggling businesses doing good
Businesses designed to both turn a profit and help people in need have mushroomed in Ethiopia in recent years, with women and young people playing a prominent role as social entrepreneurs
Underpaid and abused, Guinea-Bissau's domestic workers seek protection
Guinea-Bissau, one of Africa's poorest states, excludes domestic workers from its national labour law, giving them little protection against exploitation and abuse, activists say.
Malnourished Venezuelans hope urgently needed aid arrives soon
Aid has become a proxy war in a battle for control of Venezuela
Movies with a message make impact beyond Oscars glitz
Three Academy Awards contenders were produced and financed by Participant Media, a pioneer among a group of companies aiming to advance social missions through movies
UK appoints top cop as new anti-slavery chief after criticism over delay
Sara Thornton, head of the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) since 2015, will take up the position on a three-year contract in May
'I wished the ground would swallow me up': being gay and HIV+ in prison
Britain's prisons are failing their gay inmates by allowing homophobic bullying
Local funding fears as Britain sunsets climate resilience programme
Aid workers worry development projects will run short of money, putting hard-won gains at risk
Truckloads of civilians leave Islamic State enclave in Syria
Reporters near the front line at Baghouz saw dozens of trucks driving out with civilians inside them, but it was not clear if more remained in the tiny pocket