Study details 'severe' brutality against women in PNG
Women in poverty-stricken Papua New Guinea suffer "severe brutality" with violence, including savage attacks involving knives, axes and whips, occurring in two-thirds of all families.
Women promote mosques 'for all' in Britain
In the damp basement room of a Caribbean restaurant in London, Naima leads prayers for an audience of male and female worshippers.
Some blood pressure meds boost breast cancer risk: study
Postmenopausal women who take certain blood pressure medications for 10 years or more face twice the risk of developing breast cancer..
UN warns of plight of women, children in Syria's Homs
The UN sounded the alarm Saturday about the plight of women and children in Syria's Homs, urging all parties in the conflict to enable access to some 400,000 trapped civilians.
Three new cases of MERS virus confirmed in Saudi: WHO
Three women have contracted the deadly MERS virus in Saudi Arabia, which has been hardest hit by the enigmatic disease.
Marchenko unveiles Kazakhstan women's retirement schedule
Chairman of Kazakhstan National bank Gregory Marchenko has unveiled the schedule of the gradual raise of the retirement age for women in Kazakhstan.
Nicaragua sex workers open office to defend rights
Nicaraguan sex workers have for the first time set up an office to assist in protection from abuse, violence and discrimination.
Dumped Australian PM Gillard says sexism 'glossed over'
Australia's first female leader Julia Gillard has spoken out against the "glossed over" sexism of her tenure, saying it would have ended political careers had it been about race.
Norwegian woman 'nervous, tense' as she risks UAE jail
A Norwegian woman said she was "nervous and tense" as she risked 16 months in jail after she reported being raped by a coworker in the United Arab Emirates.
Tight security after French riots sparked by veil row
France's interior minister said Sunday security forces would remain in place "as long as necessary" after a second night of violence in the Paris suburbs sparked when police stopped a woman for wearing a veil.
Elders ban women from shopping alone in northwest Pakistan
Tribal elders and Islamic clerics in northwest Pakistan have barred women from shopping in bazaars without a male relative.
Kazakhstan national team earns another bronze at Universiade
Kazakhstan athletes have won the third place in the air rifle shooting by the team count at the Universiade in Kazan.
Weightlifting: Kazakhstan's weightlifter wins gold at Asian Championship in Astana
Kazakhstan's weightlifter Anna Nurmukhambetova was the first weightlifter to win a gold medal for Kazakhstan at the Championship in Astana.
Weightlifting: Kazakhstan wins 3rd gold at Asian Weightlifting Championship
Kazakhstan weightlifter Alexandra Aborneva won the third gold medal for the team at the Asian Weightlifting Championship in Astana.
Australian women rally behind ousted female PM Gillard
An Australian women's group defended ousted premier Julia Gillard on Friday, saying the nation's first female leader had battled treachery in her own party and "gross disrespect" while in office.
Volleyball: Kazakhstan wins China at President's Cup
The national women's volleyball team of Kazakhstan has won over the China's team at the 20th International Women's Volleyball Tournament of President of Kazakhstan Cup.
Australia PM names record number of women in cabinet
New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd unveiled his cabinet on Monday, bringing in a record number of women and switching the focus to the economy ahead of upcoming elections.
Women's prayer tests ultra-Orthodox hold on Western Wall
The singing rises through the early-morning cool which still covers the esplanade in front of the Western Wall, the holiest site at which Jews can pray.
Raising the retirement age for women will be painless: President Nazarbayev
According to him, “by 2030 there will be one retired person for every 1.5 working people, with the ration reaching 1 to 1 further on”.
Miss Algeria crowned for first time in 10 years
After an absence of 10 years, the Miss Algeria beauty contest was held Friday in the western city of Oran, with 19-year-old science student Rym Amari taking the pageant honours.