Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou is to hold talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the first ever meeting between leaders of the two sides.

A video has emerged showing a young woman accused of adultery being stoned to death in central Afghanistan officials say.

Scientists have come up with a questionnaire they say should help diagnose a condition called face blindness.

Bonuses for City executives should be linked to progress on appointing women to senior roles, a government-commissioned review is expected to recommend.

Older teenage girls are the group most at risk of being victims of sexual abuse, crime data analysis by a children's charity suggests.

Victims and witnesses are often left marginalised in a court system that is "archaic" and "chaotic", a report by the Criminal Justice Alliance says.

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi defends Egypt's sweeping security laws, insisting he is still taking the country on a path to democracy.

A man is charged with in connection with a string of sex offences carried out within three weeks in south London.