A Bangladeshi schoolgirl's head teacher reported her family to police in Italy when the teen's mother allegedly shaved off her hair after she refused to wear the Islamic headscarf, local daily Il Resto del Carlino reported on Friday.
A Seattle woman who became a folk hero by fighting off a man who attempted to rape her in a public bathroom has sparked a boom in women's self-defence classes, making a meme out of the war cry she used in battle: "Not today!" followed by an expletive.
Nikki Haley, the US Permanent Representative to the UN, has claimed that her mother was not allowed to be a judge in India because she was a woman, while in fact women have been judges in the country since at least 1937.
A senior Pakistani prosecutor has been accused of blackmailing dozens of Christians after he allegedly asked them to embrace Islam to avoid conviction in the killing of two Muslims in mass violence two years ago.
US Permanent Representative Nikki Haley has said she is open to ideas on adding permanent members to the UN Security Council but did not made a categorical endorsement of India's bid for one of the permanent seats.
Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna, has met Senator Bernie Sanders and discussed bilateral ties between the two countries.