Society

Health campaigners Wednesday welcomed India's plans to raise the age for tobacco purchases to 25 and ban unpackaged cigarettes, hailing…

A World War II heroine who parachuted behind German lines on "perilous" spy missions, but was so modest she only…

Denmark has overtaken South Korea as the world's top country for cellphone and Internet use, a study released Monday said.In…

Affordable access to the Internet should be a human right, as it represents hope for political freedom and economic prosperity…

A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan on Sunday to deliver three new crew members…

She's short, brunette, has an average body shape and can even be given cellulite and acne: the 'anti-Barbie' doll is…

A sliver of Aleppo's once famous nightlife has returned to the war-torn Syrian city, with cafes and singers catering to…

Gamalat Suleiman has never read about women’s rights or joined any of the rights groups. The axe, that she held…

An eclectic mix of women from around the world will compete in the finale of a pageant exclusively for Muslims…

A new tool to enable journalists and human rights defenders to scan their computers for known surveillance spyware has been…