Embroiled in scandal, Congressman Vito Fossella (NY-13) became the 27th Republican to retire from Congress rather than run for re-election in November. Rep Fossella was arrested in Virginia on May 1st and charged with drunk driving. At the time of

A federal appeals court yesterday overturned Virginia’s ban on late term abortions for the second time. The Partial Birth Infanticide Act of 2003 was declared unconstitutional because it is more restrictive...

Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), a long-time advocate for women's rights, left the hospital this morning following a biopsy. The senator was diagnosed over the weekend with a malignant brain tumor. Senator Kennedy's neurologist Dr. Lee Schwamm and physician Dr. Larry

The Congressional Democratic Women's Working Group hosted a press conference and rally followed by a Congressional briefing yesterday focused on maternal mortality around the world and the realities faced by women suffering from obstetric fistula. Congresswomen Lois Capps (D-CA), Sheila

Celebrations marking the 36th anniversary of the Unitary State of Cameroon would have been incomplete without women. The female folk from all walks of life, be it those in primary, secondary or high schools, as well as those in the

THE MDG3 campaign was last Friday launched at a colourful ceremony at the Kampala Serena Hotel. It is dedicated to promoting gender equality and women's empowerment, which is the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG); one of eight set by world

Nigeria's porous border with its northern neighbour Niger is being exploited by traffickers smuggling teenage girls to Europe where they will work as prostitutes, immigration officials told IRIN.