Egypt adopts penalties for female genital mutilation; perpetrators to get up to 7 years in prison, 15 if a child dies

In Iran, a unique system allows those in need of a transplant to buy a kidney

The Indian government plans to ban foreigners, single parents and gay couples from using India's surrogacy services under a proposed law intended to protect poor women from exploitation

Doctors in northern India say they've surgically removed 40 knives from the stomach of a man who had swallowed them over the past two months