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South Asia

Woman who immolated self near Indian Supreme Court, dies

The woman, a resident of eastern Uttar Pradesh, was on ventilator support after sustaining 80% burn injuries in the incident. The man had 70% burns on his body

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Bangladesh

Woman set on fire for rejecting marriage proposal

New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul gives a news conference at the state Capitol on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Albany, NY Taking over on short notice for a scandal-plagued predecessor in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Hochul began her tenure as New York governor Tuesday, Aug. 24 with more than enough challenges for a new administration. She also began with a historic opportunity: Hochul is the first woman to hold one of the most prominent governorships in the US Photo: UNB/AP
USA

Nine women now serving as governors in US, tying a record

Police escort rescue workers carrying a person through a train station after a knife attack on a train in Tokyo, Japan August 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Knife attacker on Tokyo commuter train wanted to kill 'happy women'- NHK

Members of the Israeli forces approach a woman lying on the ground at the site of a security incident near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
World+Biz

Israeli guard shoots dead a knife-wielding Palestinian woman, police say

BSF apprehends woman near Bangladesh border who was sold by her husband. Photo: India TV
South Asia

BSF apprehends Bangladeshi woman sold by husband for money

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Bangladesh

Woman who was with Hefazat leader Mamunul is not his wife: Minister

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Crime

13 indicted for torturing Begumganj woman  

Women hang a collection of longyi, a traditional piece of clothing, across a road during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 8. STR/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES/Foreign Policy
Analysis

Myanmar’s women are on the front lines against the Junta

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori announces his resignation as he takes responsibility for his sexist comments at a meeting with council and executive board members at the committee headquarters, in Tokyo, Japan February 12, 2021. Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Japan's ruling party wants more women at meetings - unless they talk

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Crime

Housewife tortured, stripped in front of her children

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Court

Woman jailed for life in Rajshahi drugs case

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Migration

Another mentally distressed woman returns from KSA