Police in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have found 19 aborted female foetuses near a hospital.
Emma Watson's decision to expose part of her breasts in a Vanity Fair photoshoot has sparked a fierce debate on social media about what it means to be a feminist.
On the fifth anniversary of the Syrian war, we ask children to explain how the war has affected them.
Last month Chinese students at Columbia University in New York City were targeted by racist vandals who ripped the name tags bearing their Chinese names off dorm doors.
Members of an Afghan family who were detained in the US despite having valid entry visas will be released on Monday, their lawyer has said.
At least 30 people have been killed on Myanmar's border with China, after clashes between ethnic rebels and the security forces.
A British backpacker was allegedly raped, assaulted and choked during a two-month hostage ordeal in Australia.
An Indian airline says it has made the first passenger journey around the world operated by an all-women crew.
The body of a German hostage beheaded by Islamist militants in the Philippines this week has been recovered, military officials say.
Australia will largely end granting visas to foreign workers to fill jobs in the fast food industry, the nation's immigration minister has said.
Facebook has blocked an Australian auction house from advertising an acclaimed artist's painting depicting nude figures.
Two men convicted of murdering British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in Thailand have lost their appeal against the death sentence.
Three people have died in a suspicious fire that tore through an abandoned factory in Melbourne, Australia.
Almost simultaneous attacks in Kabul have left at least 16 people dead and 44 injured, the health ministry says.
A Bangladesh court has sentenced five men to death for the murder of a Japanese man more than a year ago.
Samsung's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong has been formally indicted on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement.
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