Three girls reveal how they escaped forced marriage in communities where a first period signals it's time to wed ...

There are today more than 650 million women suffering the direct consequences of child marriage. Global instability - war and ...

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has addressed the UN Human Rights Council highlighting key women's rights issues during the council's session that reviewed the human rights situation in Iraq. Iraq ...

Hira Bibi, a 47-year-old rag picker and former child bride from a Bhubaneswar slum, has become a local hero by preventing six ...

A 45-year-old groom allegedly married a six-year-old girl in Afghanistan in a wedding that left even the Taliban “horrified”.

Legislation to restrict marriage for Missouri residents under age 18 had been stalled by Republican critics for years. The ...

A 45-year-old man has married a six-year-old girl, in an act so unsettling that it even left the Taliban 'horrified'. The man ...

Just a few decades ago, women in the Middle East had an average of seven children each. Now they're barely having enough ...

Three rockets struck northern Iraq’s Kirkuk late Monday, targeting both military and civilian areas. Two rockets hit the ...

Iraq’s top court will resume work after nine judges returned following the retirement of its president. The Supreme Judicial ...

Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.