6+ hour, 19+ min ago   (366+ words) Maputo, 14 Sep (AIM) — Mozambican President Daniel Chapo calls on women to take an active role in fostering peace and combating domestic violence because “domestic violence severely impacts child development”. Speaking at a meeting on Saturday in the southern province of…...

3+ hour, 50+ min ago   (280+ words) Violence against women and girls remains a serious concern across the Pacific, with regional efforts focused on strengthening prevention and support. The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has brought together 42 participants from 12 Pacific countries for a four-week program on violence against…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago   (155+ words) ALBANY, NY — A 34-year-old Albany woman has been arrested in connection with a domestic homicide that occurred early Sunday morning on South Pearl Street. Around 3:50 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a residence on the 600 block of South Pearl Street near…...

6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (133+ words) The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said a woman was physically and sexually assaulted while walking in Hightstown Friday evening. MCPO and the Hightstown Police Department are investigating the attack. Officials said a woman was walking in the area of Park…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago   (146+ words) HIGHTSTOWN, NJ — A 34-year-old woman was physically and sexually assaulted while walking in Hightstown on Friday, Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. The woman told police she was walking in the area of Park Way and Rogers Avenue around 7:30 p.m. when…...

7+ hour, 24+ min ago   (189+ words) Danville, Pa. — Danville police arrested a man who allegedly came home from a fishing trip and beat a woman. He has previously been accused of similar conduct. On Aug. 23, Officer Christopher J. Bigger was dispatched to a domestic incident on…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (17+ words) A man from north London has pleaded guilty to encouraging a man to sexually assault another woman....

15+ hour, 24+ min ago   (340+ words) Police have arrested a female officer attached to the Child and Family Protection Unit (CFPU) in Kampala over alleged scandalous and unprofessional conduct after she reportedly challenged her superiors over the handling of a domestic violence case. Kampala Metropolitan Police…...

16+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1300+ words) Following the tragedy in Măgdăceşti, where a 47-year-old man shot his 42-year-old wife with an illegally possessed homemade firearm before taking his own life, representatives of those same agencies are once again listing virtually the same set of problems. Only now…...

16+ hour ago   (268+ words) Former soldier was not monitored when he was released from jail despite being told he would probably be deported An illegal migrant raped a woman after a night out following his release from prison for a previous sex attack. Radiet…...