The rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal state last week has sparked outrage in the country. What has been done by the government? Read more here for news about women.

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More than 300 girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram may come back home following Nigeria’s deal with the terror organization. Women in Iran are terrified after a spate of acid attacks, but one woman in Nepal has taken on the world of cricket. Read more on women’s themes that made it to the headlines.

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Media reports indicate that the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is planning to lower the age of marriage for women. Afghanistan’s First Lady Rula Ghani wants to set an example for women in her country. Will she be succesful? Read more for women’s news that made it to the headlines in the last few days.

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Militants of the Islamic State have abducted thousands of women and girls belonging to the Yazidi community while Kurdish women put on a brave front against the militant oppressors. Read more to find out which women’s themes made to the headlines this week.

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The Ebola epidemic in West Africa seems to be affecting women the most. Read more about how women in Sierra Leone are coping with the disease and find out which other themes made it to the headlines.

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Read on to know women’s themes that made it to the headlines.

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A spoon in your underwear could save your life, a 17-year-old female rickshaw driver is saving people’s lives, China welcomes tourists to the “Kingdom of Women” and a story about India that you would probably never want to hear.

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