LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was named the "World's Best Dressed Woman" of 2012 by People magazine on Wednesday, wowing the celebrity magazine with a simple elegant style that avoids some of fashion's quirkier t... [Full Article]
A Frenchwoman endured an 18-hour journey from the Pakistani city of Lahore to Paris and back again after sleeping through her plane's stop in the French capital, officials said on Wednesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
The revolution disrupted her training but Hala Gezah's "childhood dream" of competing in an Olympics came true as the only Libyan woman at the 2012 London Games competed in the 100 metres. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Judoka Wojdan Shaherkani, the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete at the Olympics, sobbed as she admitted to being overwhelmed by her historic debut which lasted just 82 seconds on Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
A British woman who used a brick to smash a window at the London home of "X Factor" creator Simon Cowell and was found inside his walk-in wardrobe was handed a 12-month community order on Thursday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Former U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, recovering from injuries in a mass shooting last year, has ventured into the French Alps. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Sally Ride loved everything about space. What she didn't like was being the first American woman to experience it. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman to travel into space and an advocate for science education, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, according to her organization, Sally Ride Science. She was... [Full Article]
An Australian woman born without arms and legs after her mother took thalidomide during pregnancy on Wednesday won a landmark multi-million dollar settlement in her class action against drug firms. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]