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The Daily Beast Take Action! Has Women in the World inspired you to help empower women and girls throughout the world? To end child marriage, sex slavery, genital mutilation, and mass rape? Here’s our list of NGOs featured... (photo: GFDL / gangulybiswarup) Empowerment Equality Human Rights Photos Women |
m&c Ban calls for restraint in Nigeria's ethnic conflict New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Nigerian factions to exercise 'maximum restraint' as fighting between Muslims and Christians... (photo: UN) Conflict Nigeria Photos Politics UN |
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Syracuse IMF suggests how to raise climate change funds (AP) - NAIROBI, Kenya - The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday proposed a plan for the world's governments to pool together to raise money needed to adapt... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) Climate Funds IMF Photos Proposed |
Newsvine Zimbabwe PM announces re-election bid HARARE — Zimbabwe's top two politicians are looking ahead to the elections that will end their uneasy governing partnership. At a rally Sunday in Harare, Prime... (photo: Creative Commons / Southbanksteve) Election Harare Photos President Zimbabwe |
United Nations UN officials urge greater support for empowering women on International Day Number of researchers in developing countries is rising, but women still in minority8 March 2010 Top United Nations officials are marking International Women's Day by... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Development Empowering Photos UN Women |
The Boston Globe Togo security blocks opposition headquarters LOME, Togo-Security forces on Monday blocked off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters a day after the group had staged protests claiming... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Elections Photos Protests Security Togo |
All Africa Country's Economy Down As Sarkozy Visits Rwanda's economy... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere) Economy France Government Photos Sarkozy |
IRINnews EGYPT: FGM/C still widespread, says WHO-funded study web Photo: Dana Hazin/IRIN CAIRO, 8 March 2010 (IRIN) - "It is a day I don't want to remember. Whenever it comes to my mind, it sends shivers down my spine," said Aya... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Egypt Girl People Photos World |
The New York Times Ethnic Violence in Nigeria Kills 500, Officials Say DAKAR, Senegal — Officials and human rights groups in Nigeria said Monday that about 500 people had died in weekend ethnic violence near the central city of Jos,... (photo: AP / NTA TV) Nigeria Photos Police Religion Violence |