Women rappers in Nepal are causing a stir. These young women use a mix of English and Nepalese to woo their fans. Women in Bangladesh have been severely affected by the latest spate of strikes . Read more to know the latest in women’s news.

Pakistani teenager Malala is honoured with the Sakharov prize. In a speech to Indian students, US ambassador to India, Nancy Powell reveals why American students don’t want to come to India. 13-year-old Sushma Verma is from a very poor family, but she’s managed to get into university by doing exceedingly well in her studies! Read more to find out the latest in women’s news from around the world.

The US military will allow women to serve in the frontline, a photojournalist decides to spend her time in Nepal, friends of Malala in Pakistan secretly pray that she wins the Nobel prize. Read on to find out more on women’s issues.

India is building the world’s first ‘baby factory,’ a woman conceives her baby with the help of latest medical technology and breast cancer survivors in Asia help other victims of the disease by approaching a subject that has been taboo in their cultures until now. Read more to find out the latest on women’s issues.

Experts claim that a contraceptive pill that acts up to one month after sex is scientifically possible. India’s northern state Haryana witnesses two cases of honor killing within one week and the World Bank releases a new database on women’s legal rights in the past 50 years. Check out which women’s news made it to the headlines.

Women in China face tough choices when looking for love, Pakistan welcomes UN Secretary General Ban ki Moon, Muslim fashion is on the rise and there’s a new alternative for women in the US who want to get an abortion. Find out the latest in women’s issues.