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Malaysia

Zika spreads in Malaysia

Malaysia confirms first pregnant woman has contracted Zika.

07/09/2016

Sport

18-year-old becomes first Iranian female Olympic medalist

The first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal is eighteen-year-old Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin in Taekwondo who beat her Swedish opponent to take the bronze.

19/08/2016

World News

FGM provokes fierce debate in Dagestan

A report about female genital mutilation (FGM) has sparked a fierce debate in the North Caucasus. Some clerics in Dagestan have defended the practice.

18/08/2016

World News

Lima protesters demand end to violence against women

Demonstrators have been out in force in the Peruvian capital Lima, demanding an end to violence against women.

14/08/2016

Japan

Japan is slowly closing the gender gap

Last Sunday Koike Yuriko was elected as the first woman governor of Tokyo.

02/08/2016

Japan

Tokyo poised to elect first female governor - exit polls

Tokyo appears poised to welcome its first ever female governor.

31/07/2016

Japan

Tokyo elects its first female governor

Tokyo has elected Yuriko Koike as its first female governor, according to widely trusted exit polls.

31/07/2016

Syria

Women and children use 'safe corridors' to escape Aleppo - Syria TV reports

More than 150 civilians – mostly women and children – have been leaving besieged eastern parts of the Aleppo, according to Syrian TV reports.

31/07/2016

World News

'Girl power' for Hillary Clinton

Female senators from Maryland, Missouri and Massachusetts are supporting Hillary Clinton after she accepted the Democrat presidential nomination.

30/07/2016

France

Female ex-ministers speak out against sexual harassment in French politics

Seventeen women who have served as ministers in France say they will no longer keep quiet about sexual harassment in politics. The signatories span

15/05/2016

United Kingdom

High heels at work? UK petition calls to end 'sexist' dress codes

Can your employer force you to wear high heels at work? Some are finding the legal ground on the topic is shaky – just like it can be when perched up

13/05/2016

Vatican

Female deacons in the Catholic Church?

Pope Francis tells a conference of nuns at the Vatican that he is willing to create a commission to study the idea.

12/05/2016

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Women's wheelchair basketball in Afghanistan

The final of the Afghanistan women’s wheelchair national basketball championship between Herat and Balkh provinces was held in the country’s capital

30/04/2016

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Cholitas to conquer the peaks

In Bolivia, some Cholitas have set a crazy challenge: conquering eight 6,000 meters peaks located in the Andes mountains. The women are known for

21/04/2016

Iraq

The Kurdish Peshmerga women soldiers who are fighting on the frontline

North of Iraq, on the frontline with the female soldiers. In their sights the jihadist fighters from the so-called Islamic State. The troop of women

08/04/2016

Sport

First Asian woman takes to the green baise in world snooker qualifier

Ng On-Yee has become the first Asian woman to play in a Snooker World Championship qualifier.

07/04/2016

Egypt

The Arab women in Cairo leading the push for workplace equality

Om Waleed is a taxi driver. In fact she is the only woman driving a taxi in Cairo. She has broken a huge taboo and put up with repeated harassment to

08/03/2016

Guatemala

Rosa overcomes her past to follow her dreams

08/03/2016

United Arab Emirates

Dubai forum aims to boost education and innovation opportunities for women

Boosting opportunities for women in education and innovation. That has been the theme of the second day of the Global Women’s Forum in Dubai –

24/02/2016

United Arab Emirates

UAE sets up ministries for HAPPINESS and TOLERANCE

12/02/2016