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Afghan women voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Kabul Thursday Aug. 20, 2009.
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 The Independent 
Afghans block law protecting women’s rights
Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked a law that aims to protect women’s freedoms, with some arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles or encourage women to have sex... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)
Afghan women are seen during an election campaign in support of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who is also a presidential candidate in the up coming presidential election, in Bamiyan province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009.
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Afghanistan MPs to debate law on women's rights
Afghan MPs are to debate a law to prevent violence against women, amid a fierce argument between leading Afghan women over tactics. A law banning violence against women, child marriages and forced... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Women - Walking  BBC News 
Biological clue to why women live longer than men
Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a study suggests. As the body's defences weaken over time, men's increased susceptibility to disease shortens... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women and Child Development, Smt. Krishna Tirath addressing the Stakeholder�s Consultation of India Brazil South Africa (IBSA) Women�s Forum 2013, in New Delhi on May 14, 2013.  Newstrack India 
Krishna Tirath to inaugurate IBSA Women's Forum meet today
Tweet New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath will inaugurate the fifth India Brazil South Africa (IBSA) women's forum meet here today Led by the Ministry of... (photo: PIB of India)
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Filipina girls taking a bath in this polluted seashore, a poor family that lives in the park, they are homeless family of the philippines, Thursday, January, 22, 2009 Herald Tribune
Drugmakers, health groups bring poor girls vaccine
TRENTON, N.J. - Two multinational drugmakers are teaming up with top global health groups to protect millions of girls in the world's poorest countries from deadly... (photo: WN / James D.)
Drugmakers   Girls   Health   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Girl
All India MSS  Women Supporters burn the Sushil Kumar Shinde Poster to Protest against recent rape case in Delhi at Kolkata on Saturday 20 April 2013 The Siasat Daily
Rape of five-year-old Delhi girl throws light on child abuse in India
New Delhi, April 27: The brutal abduction, rape and torture of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, has once again put the spotlight on rampant child abuse and abysmal... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Children   India   Photos   Rape   Wikipedia: 2012 Delhi gang rape case
In this Sept. 28, 2010 file photo, Liu Xia, wife of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, speaks about a December night nearly two years ago when her husband was taken away by the police from their apartment during an interview with The Associated Press in Beijing, China Boston Herald
Wife of China's jailed Nobel winner: I'm not free
BEIJING — Liu Xia, under house arrest in China's capital since her imprisoned husband Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, made a rare appearance Tuesday at a... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
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College students in outdoors for environmental education The Times of India
Earth Day 2013: Students take vow to protect mother earth
BHOPAL: A group of about 70 students took a pledge a day before the World Earth Day to protect mother earth. They were also distributed a sustainable lifestyle tool kit.... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Bhopal   Earth Day   Photos   Students   Wikipedia: Earth Day
All India MSS  Women Supporters burn the Sushil Kumar Shinde Poster to Protest against recent rape case in Delhi at Kolkata on Saturday 20 April 2013 BBC News
India police arrest second man over Delhi girl rape
Police in India say they have arrested a second man in connection with the kidnapping and rape of a five-year-old girl in the capital, Delhi, last week. The man was... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
India   Photos   Police   Rape   Wikipedia: 2012 Delhi gang rape case
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the plenary session of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit, 2012, in New Delhi on December 20, 2012. The Times of India
Vast improvements needed for women’s safety, PM says
NEW DELHI: Acknowledging the outrage over the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday stressed on the need for "vast improvements" to... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India )
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