Abortion

Up to 4,700 females have failed to appear on the National Census figures in England and Wales.

Roman Catholic Church's leader breaks his silence on abortion in annual State of the World speech.

Spain to restrict abortion rights to victims of rape or when health of mother at risk.

Bachelet's father was tortured by Augusto Pinochet's forces; she was imprisoned.

Feminist activists launch 'armed wing' against prostitution, Muslim extremism, and FGM.

Extremist group suggests kidnapping pregnant women in a bid to change their mind about abortion.

Republican Kentucky Senator blamed for lifting entire parts of Wikipedia page of dystopian film.

Feminist demonstrators support campaign to let women in Saudi Arabia drive with strip protest at Berlin embassy.

Oil-rich Borneo state adopts sharia criminal code including corporal punishments for thieves and drinkers of alcohol.

Radical feminist group disrupts Madrid's lower house session over Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon's plan to reform liberal abortion laws

80s singer who leads Cowell's harem of beauties has insisted he does not fund her lifestyle.

Pontiff Jorge Mario Bergoglio says Vatican shouldn't be obsessed by issues like contraception and homosexuality.

Victim says mother was aware of brutal situation and actively aided her husband and son

Vin Diesel hails Hollywood success despite racial barriers.

Pregnant South Koreans are travelling to China under false identities to procure abortions.

China could relax single-child law by 2015.

Presidential praise for pregnant rape victim's decision sparks fury and reopens debate on Chile's total abortion ban.

Bill banning abortion after 20 weeks is 'dead' after missing midnight deadline.

Anti-abortion Texas Congressman argues that sonograms show 15-week foetuses 'feel pleasure.'

Australian Prime Minister's anti-misogyny campaign descends into farce as radio host asks Gillard if husband is gay.

Exiled leader suggests successor could be first woman to head Tibetan Buddhist movement.

Son of Bollywood couple arrested on suspicion of abetting suicide of actress Jiah Khan.

Rock star pays tribute to late King of Pop's troubled daughter in wake of suicide bid.

Doctors and ministry of health fail in supreme court appeal to win termination for woman whose pregnancy threatens her life.

Chinese mother suspected of flushing newborn baby down sewage pipe continues to spark worldwide moral outrage.

Woman deemed unfit to make decision over termination gets right to abortion.

Judge to rule if bipolar woman must continue her pregnancy despite pleas for termination.

Police and social workers apologise for not protecting girls who were repeatedly raped and tortured for years

Gosnell may face death penalty for killing three babies in a dirty abortion clinic.

A seven-month-old male foetus was found in the toilet of the residence of a woman in Umm Al Quwain (UAQ) and police has held the woman for questioning.