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In rural Nepal, women have little say in family planning, and often give birth to upwards of 8 children. With the help of the United Nations agency for reproductive health and rights (UNFPA), one woman is taking charge of her future and giving her children the opportunities she did not  more
Two women charged with Kim Jong-Nam murder appear in court

Two Southeast Asian women charged with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, arrive at court.

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Afghan women embrace a new empowerment: divorce

When Nadia's heroin addict husband began assaulting her, she did something unthinkable for many women in Afghanistan -- she left him.

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Meet Mumbai's first women rickshaw drivers

Mumbai's first female auto rickshaw drivers take to the streets -- part of a government scheme aimed at empowering women.

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Forced to flee war, Nepali women cycle out of poverty

At the break of dawn each day, dozens of women forced to flee their homes during Nepal's decade-long civil war load their bicycles with vegetables and head to market. The bikes, donated by a ...

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