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The parents of a 17-year-old girl have been convicted for killing her in an "honor murder." CNN's Atika Shubert reports.

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British court convicts parents in 'honor' murderupdated: Fri Aug 03 2012 10:48:00

The parents of a 17-year-old girl will spend at least 25 years in a British prison for the death of their daughter after the couple's conviction Friday for killing her because of her Westernized lifestyle, a court spokeswoman said Friday.

Mother suspected in UK 'honor murder' implicates husband in teen's killingupdated: Tue Jul 10 2012 10:27:00

Shafilea Ahmed's parents have long denied killing their pretty teenage daughter for shaming the family, but the "honor murder" case that has gripped Britain took an unexpected turn this week.

World population to reach 7 billionupdated: Thu Oct 27 2011 04:44:00

Jeffrey Sachs, Earth Institute director at Columbia University, explains the challenges of the growing global population.

U.N.: World can 'thrive' as population reaches 7 billionupdated: Thu Oct 27 2011 04:44:00

As the global population hits 7 billion in the coming days, nations can take steps to tackle critical challenges and prepare for the arrival of billions more people this century, the United Nations said Wednesday.

Rape victims fear being jailed in Mauritaniaupdated: Wed Dec 22 2010 05:16:00

Mahjouba was raped in March on the nighttime streets of Mauritania's capital, but she will not bring charges against the man she says did it since she may be the one who ends up in prison. The 25-year-old says the legal advice she received was to not go to court, leaving her to suffer in silence.

Maternal deaths drop by a third, report saysupdated: Wed Sep 15 2010 11:34:00

The number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth has dropped by a third in the past two decades, according to a report out Wednesday from four world bodies including Unicef and the World Health Organization.

Camp life dangerous for womenupdated: Tue Mar 16 2010 11:06:00

Camp life in Haiti illuminates the culture of violence against women there. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.

Women fear violence in Haitian campsupdated: Tue Mar 16 2010 11:06:00

Carine Exantus should be sitting in her college communications class. Instead, the 22-year-old is teaching herself how to avoid being attacked by the men who live in her new neighborhood -- a maze of makeshift shelters spaced so close together that it is hard to get between them but easy to get inside.

Uganda bans female circumcisionupdated: Sat Dec 12 2009 08:35:00

The Ugandan parliament unanimously passed a bill banning female genital mutilation, a traditional rite that has sparked an international outcry and is practiced in some African and Asian communities.

Women 'bearing brunt' of climate changeupdated: Sun Nov 22 2009 04:47:00

On the steep, dusty slopes of the Chacaltaya mountains, thousands of meters above sea level in the Bolivian Andes, the hardy farmers tending root crops or herding llamas have no need of scientists or climatologists to measure the impact of global warming.

Obama reverses abortion-funding policyupdated: Sat Jan 24 2009 12:24:00

President Obama struck down a rule Friday that prohibits U.S. money from funding international family-planning clinics that promote abortion or provide counseling or referrals about abortion services.

Overpopulation could be people, planet problemupdated: Tue Apr 08 2008 10:22:00

By the year 2050, China will no longer be the most populous country in the world.

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