Afghanistan could face a shortfall of more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if current restrictions on girls` education and women`s employment persist, the UN Children`s Fund (UNICEF) warned in a report released Tuesday...

On International Girls in ICT Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) renewed its call for Taliban to lift restrictions on girls` education, warning that millions remain out of school nearly four and a half years after their return to power...

On International Girls in ICT Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) renewed its call for Taliban to lift restrictions on girls` education, warning that millions remain out of school nearly four and a half years after their return to power...

Bayern`s Glodis Viggosdottir, centre rear, scores her sides first goal during the Women`s Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Manchester United in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, April 1, 2026...

Manchester City need a maximum of five points from their final three Women`s Super League games to win the title after easily dispatching Manchester United in a 3-0 derby win...

Marco Rubio US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday designated Afghanistan as a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" and urged the ruling Taliban to release two U...

Marco Rubio US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday designated Afghanistan as a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" and urged the ruling Taliban to release two U...

Don`t expect to see U.S. Winter Olympic champion Amber Glenn at the White House anytime soon...

fil photo/ Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...

A patient`s blood pressure is monitored.andreswd / Getty Images Without better prevention and early detection, the number of women living with cardiovascular disease will increase substantially in the coming decades, the American Heart Association said Wednesday...

Members of Team USA women`s ice hockey celebrate Megan Keller`s game-winning overtime goal against Canada at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Thursday...

Gold medalist China`s Eileen Gu poses with her medals after winning the women`s freestyle skiing halfpipe final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Sunday, Feb...

Gold medalist China`s Eileen Gu reacts after winning the women`s freestyle skiing halfpipe final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Sunday, Feb...

Studies have found that women are more likely than men to experience chronic pain and that their pain lasts longer, on average...

Kim Gilli wins Olympic 1500; Corinne Stoddard takes US bronze in short-track speedskating/AP photo Kim Gilli denied South Korea teammate Minjeong Choi her third consecutive Olympic gold in the women`s 1,500 meters in short-track speedskating Friday night, while Corinne Stoddard earned a drought-ending bronze medal for the U...

Gold medalist Alysa Liu of the United States during the medal ceremony for the women`s single skating...

Gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin of Team USA poses during the podium ceremony of the women`s slalom event during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on Feb...

Gold medalist Tormod Frostad of Team Norway, center, Silver medalist Mac Forehand of Team United States, left, and Bronze medalist Matej Svancer of Team Austria during the medal ceremony for the Men`s Freeski Big Air Final on Tuesday in Livigno, Italy...

Four years after the Taliban`s return to power in August 2021, the deprivation of Afghan girls from in-person education has evolved beyond a temporary policy into a systematic structure...

Netherlands` Xandra Velzeboer won the short track 1,000 meters on Monday, claiming her second gold at the Winter Games and extending Dutch dominance of the competition...

Federica Brignone was taking in the magnitude of winning a second gold of her home Winter Olympics when the two silver-medalists approached the Italian skiing star in the finish area, dropped to their knees and bowed toward her...

Researchers tested 43 hair extension products and identified 169 chemicals present overall, including dozens of harmful substances, such as flame retardants, pesticides and compounds used to stabilize plastics...

Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy claimed her second gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Thursday, winning the women`s speedskating 5,000 meters by an incredibly narrow margin to the delight of the home crowd...

Julia Simon, of France, reacts as her team wins gold in the 4X6-kilometer mixed relay biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Sunday, Feb...

embed1 Breezy Johnson on Sunday became the second American woman ever to win the Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing, hours after the first person to accomplish the feat, Lindsey Vonn, crashed violently on the famed Tofane course...

Former members of Afghanistan`s army/ file photo At least 14 members of Afghanistan`s former security forces were killed between October and December last year, while dozens more were arbitrarily detained or tortured, the United Nations said, highlighting continued human rights violations under Taliban rule despite pledges of a general amnesty...

Lindsey Vonn of Team USA crashes while competing on Sunday...

Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy beats the Olympic record in the speed skating event during Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb...

Sweden dominated the women`s skiathlon in the first cross-country skiing race of the Milano Cortina Games, as Frida Karlsson took gold and compatriot Ebba Andersson clinched the silver medal on Saturday...

Kazakhstan`s Elena Rybakina hits a return to Belarus` Aryna Sabalenka during their women`s singles final match at the Australian Open on January 31...

Lindsey Vonn in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Dec...

The Grok app.Anna Barclay / Getty Images The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk`s social media platform X on Monday after his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok started spewing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images on the platform...

The Grok app.Anna Barclay / Getty Images The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk`s social media platform X on Monday after his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok started spewing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images on the platform...

Mikaela Shiffrin during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women`s Slalom on Sunday...

Ashley St. Clair and Elon Musk.Ashley St. Clair via X; Getty Images Ashley St...

From left, Kerri Jackson, Cheryl Almond, Kim Williams and Lisa Ball outside the Tulsa County Courthouse on Jan...

Elon Musk in Washington, D.C. in 2025.Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty Images The United Kingdom`s online safety regulator announced Monday it was formally investigating X over concerns that Grok had been "used to create and share undressed images of people," including children...

Elon Musk in Washington, D.C. in 2025.Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty Images The United Kingdom`s online safety regulator announced Monday it was formally investigating X over concerns that Grok had been "used to create and share undressed images of people," including children...

As the Taliban`s restrictions on education continue, a new report by the United Nations Children`s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows that Afghanistan is facing one of the most severe education and learning crises in the world...

Paige Bueckers in Medley, Fla., on Monday.Carmen Mandato / Getty Images The deadline for the WNBA to agree on a new contract with the players is Friday, and it appears the two sides remain at a distance even after almost a year of negotiations...

Alysa Liu performed in the Gala Exhibition last month in Nagoya, Japan...

Amina Mohammed, the United Nations` deputy secretary-general, has urged the international community not to turn a blind eye to human rights violations in Afghanistan, saying millions of women and girls face severe restrictions under Taliban rule...

In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the ban on women`s education does not end with the closure of school and university gates; it gradually drains life from families, hope from girls, and the future from society...

In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the ban on women`s education does not end with the closure of school and university gates; it gradually drains life from families, hope from girls, and the future from society...

In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the ban on women`s education does not end with the closure of school and university gates; it gradually drains life from families, hope from girls, and the future from society...

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says knowledge and education are the primary pillars of progress and dignity in any society...

‘The winning image of Hajira is a symbol of the quiet but unwavering resilience of millions of Afghan girls who have been denied access to secondary education for more than four years...

A photograph of Hajera, a ten-year-old schoolgirl from Nangarhar Province, has been selected as UNICEF`s Photo of the Year 2025-an image the jury described as a symbol of the "silent resistance and resilience of Afghan girls" in the face of the Taliban`s restrictions on education...

Spain`s Minister for Foreign Affairs, the European Union and International Cooperation welcomed around fifty Afghan women on Friday, 22 Qaws (12 December) at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the conference titled "HearUs 2025: Promoting Accountability for Women in Afghanistan...

Heart disease has long been the top killer of women in the United States, but new research suggests uterine fibroids, which many may not even be aware they have, could be putting them at a significantly greater risk...