Many women, particularly working professionals, in the Indian capital use radio cabs every day after dark, be it returning from the office, a party or the airport.
According to Chen's reading of the draft, the proposed law - the first in China specifically designed to tackle the issue of domestic abuse doesn't provide enough protection or legal aid for victims. The draft was put before the State Council, China's Cabinet, at the end of November and is the subject of public consultation this month.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is an internationally recognized brand, and many experts, pundits and political soothsayers say she'll be a force to be reckoned with in the 2016 presidential elections. But there' s one danger: depending too much on her gender to gain votes.
Nepal, which has around 3 percent of its population of 27 million who are considered persons with disabilities (PWDs), has been lagging behind other countries in ensuring their rights and privileges.
Japan's time-honored sex industry still booms today, with its modern-day heart now located in the neon-lit, hedonistic, red-light district of Kabukicho, where despite Japan's Anti-Prostitution Law, everything is for sale, including young girls' hopes and dreams.
U.S. chief nuclear negotiator Thursday called for a "wise" use of the remaining time to pursue a comprehensive deal over Iran's nuclear program by Nov. 24.
Re-elected Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Sunday called for national unity and vowed to reinvigorate her country's economy and advance political reform during her second term.
Teresa Romero, the 44-year-old Spanish nursing auxiliary who was the first person to be infected by the Ebola virus in Spain continues to show favorable progress three weeks after first developing symptoms of the illness and a fortnight after being admitted into the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid.
U.S. President Barack Obama promised Wednesday to respond to Ebola "in a much more aggressive way," hours after a second nurse in Texas who tested positive for the disease earlier in the day was found to have taken a flight before she was ill.
A Queensland nurse has tested negative for the Ebola virus after returning from treating patients in west Africa where the disease is rife.
Gazing at an old black-and-white photo of Tiananmen Square in 1979, Jiao Li recalls celebrating the National Day as a child.
Alibaba's IPO could well be the end of U.S. dominance in the world technology sector, a professor from a Britain's business school told Xinhua on Thursday.
Fiji's 2014 General Election, the first ever since the South Pacifc island nation's 2006 military coup, kicked off on Wednesday.
Queen Elizabeth urges Scots to think "carefully" ahead of independence referendum
Twilight's star Robert Pattinson drove fans to a frenzy the moment he stepped out of the limo for David Cronenberg's "Maps to the Stars" red carpet at the 39th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Tuesday.
The film which makes Chinese American actress Joan Chen feel "a bit different" when she walks out of a theater is the one that she will vote for at the ongoing Venice film festival, where she is a member of the international jury this year.
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