UPI and ReutersUltra-orthodox Jews pray during Passover in Jerusalem on March 25, 2013 while a woman in Egypt used an Egyptian flag as a tradition Muslim face covering at a demonstration for International Women's Day in Cairo's Tahiri Square on March 8, 2013. A new report from the...

Turkey's three decades of conflict with its Kurdish minority might finally be giving way to peace, as guerrillas prepare to withdrawIn a region that has been on the frontline of conflict for decades, the long years of intimidation, violence, and humiliations in south-east Turkey are giving way to tentative hope for a normal life.Springtime has come to the places where ...

Female activists plan to deploy protection teams to polling stations in forthcoming electionsFears over the safety of women voting in next week's elections in Pakistan are rising after letters have been circulated in regions of the country warning men not to allow their wives, sisters and daughters out to the polling stations.In an increasingly fraught and violent runup to the ...