Seeing no end to power crisis, Gazans turn to the sun

GAZA (Reuters) - Faced with power blackouts lasting anything from eight to 12 hours a day, residents and businesses in Gaza are increasingly turning to the sun to supply their energy needs.

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Valentino takes fashionistas to the ballet at Paris show

PARIS - Italian fashion house Valentino nodded to the ballet at its Paris Fashion Week show on Tuesday, presenting plenty of flowing, pale pink dresses for women's wardrobes next winter.

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Model Naomi Campbell receives award on International Women's Day

Model Naomi Campbell receives the "Women Leading Change" award on Tuesday from former Israeli President Shimon Peres at an event to mark International Women's Day at the Peres Center for Peace in...

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U.S. women push back against stigma, cost of menstruation

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (Reuters) - Sixteen-year-old Emma Joy and her younger sister Quinn recently spent an evening stuffing bags with a full year's supply of tampons or sanitary pads for women who often...

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Combat boots and bowlers: Chanel women dress for 'not that sweet' world

PARIS (Reuters) - Veteran Chanel designer, Karl Lagerfeld, sent his models down the catwalk on Tuesday ready for a world that is "not that sweet" in black leather combat-style boots with hard and...

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Snow-laden roofs, angry dogs: a chimney sweep’s life in Bosnia

BRCKO, Bosnia (Reuters) - Dajana Djuric, believed to be the only female chimney sweep in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has to contend with perilous roofs in the depth of winter and the occasional vicious...

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For Palestinian women, abortion can mean lies, jail or worse

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - "Fatma", a mother of twins with a demanding workload, was distraught to discover she was pregnant again. Her doctor agreed to perform an abortion, she says, only after...

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