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Iran's new parliament has more women than clerics ASIA

Iran's new parliament has more women than clerics

Iran's new parliament will have more women than clerics when its members are sworn in next month, a first in the Islamic republic and a sign of the country's evolving politics.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russian phenom Medvedeva captivates World Championships CULTURE

Russian phenom Medvedeva captivates World Championships

Russian teenager Evgenia Medvedeva underscored her status as the new star of women's skating on Saturday with a record-breaking victory at the World Figure Skating Championships.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian villagers block women activists from Hindu temple INTERNATIONAL

Indian villagers block women activists from Hindu temple

Angry villagers blocked a group of women activists from entering the inner sanctum of a temple in western India Saturday, despite a court order mandating Hindu women's right to worship.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Protesters mark one year since mob killing of Afghan woman INTERNATIONAL

Protesters mark one year since mob killing of Afghan woman

Wearing masks bearing an impression of a bloodied face, dozens of Afghans protested in Kabul to demand justice for the woman savagely killed a year ago after being falsely accused of blasphemy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Erdogan says 'women are above all mothers' ASIA

Erdogan says 'women are above all mothers'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he believed that "a woman is above all else a mother", in a speech marking International Women's Day.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Top Pakistani religious body rules women's protection law ‘un-Islamic’ INTERNATIONAL

Top Pakistani religious body rules women's protection law ‘un-Islamic’

A powerful Pakistani religious body that advises the government on the compatibility of laws with Islam on Thursday declared a new law that criminalises violence against women to be ‘un-Islamic.’

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Guatemala convicts ex-soldiers for sex slavery and murder INTERNATIONAL

Guatemala convicts ex-soldiers for sex slavery and murder

A Guatemalan court has sentenced two former soldiers to 120 and 240 years of prison for subjecting at least 15 indigenous women to sexual slavery and other crimes during the country’s civil war.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran's women MPs face uphill battle for gender parity INTERNATIONAL

Iran's women MPs face uphill battle for gender parity

It's a statistic that belies claims of equality: women hold just nine of Iran's 290 parliamentary seats. And they are highly unlikely to reverse the disparity in Friday's elections.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
66 young women benefit from QRCS empowerment programme ARABIA

66 young women benefit from QRCS empowerment programme

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded a 30-day empowerment programme for women. It was organised in partnership with Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and Al-Fursan Centre for Training and Consultations.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE names women ministers for happiness, tolerance ASIA

UAE names women ministers for happiness, tolerance

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday appointed women to the newly created posts of state ministers for happiness and tolerance, and a 22-year-old female for youth affairs.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian minister wants compulsory prenatal sex tests INTERNATIONAL

Indian minister wants compulsory prenatal sex tests

The Indian government children's minister has proposed the introduction of mandatory tests to determine the sex of an unborn child in a bid to counter the disturbing levels of female foeticide.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indonesia’s Muslim women hail exclusive motorbike taxis INTERNATIONAL

Indonesia’s Muslim women hail exclusive motorbike taxis

Female motorbike taxi drivers in headscarves zig-zag through heavy traffic in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, the latest two-wheeled transport service for women making a dent in the male-dominated world of ride-hailing apps in the Muslim nation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016