Japan weighs finally lifting age of consent from 13
Japan's age of consent, the lowest among the G7 industrialised nations, has stayed unchanged since its enactment in 1907.
Philippine leader approves bill raising sex consent age from 12 to 16
The Philippines until now has had one of the world's lowest minimum ages of sexual consent, behind Nigeria's age of 11, according to the United Nations Children's Fund.
Taliban release decree saying women must consent to marriage
The international community, which has frozen billions in central bank funds and development spending, has made women's rights a key element of any future engagement with Afghanistan.
