Country joins Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Malawi in trying to ensure girls do not face death from early pregnancy.
The victim was shot at by her brother, but the bullet ricocheted off a pendant she was wearing.
Hughes turned over his firearm and surrendered to police at Black Lives Matter protest.
Anthony Padgett has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
'I'm shot' Dylan Noble tells three police surrounding him as he lies on the ground at a Fresno gas station.
Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is conducting an independent probe into the shooting incident.
Seven police officers and one civilian also injured by the gunman at Black Lives Matter rally.
Diamond Reynolds said police detained her and her daughter after an officer shot and killed her boyfriend.
Sterling was shot and killed on 5 July sparking mass condemnation across the US
Section of Westminster briefly in lockdown after suspicious powder sent to Muslim peer Lord Ahmed.
Shooting comes amid heightened tensions about the killing of black men at hands of police in the US.
Marrying early often means girls drop out of school and are exposed to domestic and sexual violence.
A 52-year-old male has been held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Tanveer Ahmed, 32, said he stabbed Shah 30 times because he 'disrespected the Quran'.
West Midlands Police called by paramedics after wall collapsed at recycling plant.
Former detainees told HRW Burundi's intelligence services has allegedly 'become increasingly vicious'.
Survivor told court: "Someone said 'don't waste the bullets' and they continued with machetes".
Mayor of London, Met Police commissioner and London Ambulance chief lay flowers at 7/7 Hyde Park memorial.
Police arrested Bassam Raad for allegedly murdering his 27-year-old wife Zeinab Taleb.
Baton Rouge residents protest against police actions over Sterling's death on 5 July 2016.
Body of 81-year-old Albertine Choules found in garden following suspected murder by homeless man.
Lavish Reynolds live-streamed moments after her boyfriend was fatally shot by Minneapolis police.
Met Police believe suspect who stabbed Josh Hanson at Hillingdon nightclub has fled the UK.
iPhone case designed to look like a handgun can be bought on eBay and Amazon for less than £3.
The suspect first beats up his victims and then sets them on fire.
Police killed 645 people in Rio state in 2015, and more than 8,000 in the last decade
Human Rights Watch claims police officers routinely cover up extrajudicial killings in Rio de Janeiro
Campaigners believe the amendment is a start, but say more needs to be done to protect victims.
'You just need to do it; you're ready and prepared. No more waiting' Michelle Carter told Conrad Roy
The 20-year-old was ordered to remain in federal custody until his trial on 21 August.