My first adventure in yoga: less cobra, more corpse

Stephen Moss marks International Yoga Day by trying his hand – and head – at hatha. Can he stop thinking about lunch long enough to let peace take hold?

Fathers need support to spend more time on children and chores – report

Official measures such as paid paternity leave seen as vital to getting men more involved in parenting and easing burden shouldered by mothers

Mother loses bid to use dead daughter’s frozen eggs to give birth to grandchild

High court judge acknowledges daughter’s desire for children but rules that she had not given the required consent before she died of bowel cancer aged 28

Egyptian activists fear female genital mutilation initiative will fall short

Aggressive government strategy to enforce law against FGM and alter public perceptions lacks reach and fails to emphasise women’s rights, claim sceptics

Native American tribes tackle diet and health woes with businesses built on traditional foods

Across the US, Native Americans are reclaiming their cultural cuisines to produce healthy and sustainable nutrition options within their communities

Let’s get it on: the race for the world’s best condom

It’s hugely unpopular, worn by an estimated 5% of the global population: can 11 design mavericks, funded by Bill and Melinda Gates, reinvent the condom for a sexier, safer world?

SC Johnson releases list of fragrances in its Glade air fresheners

The consumer product giant is the first multinational company to disclose fragrance ingredients, which are considered trade secrets, by product

Feeding young babies variety of vegetables helps develop broader diet

Study in UK, Portugal and Greece reveals infants at early weaning stage exposed to variety of tastes are later more likely to enjoy bigger range of healthy foods

Isis in Iraq: ‘We don’t yet have a complete strategy,’ Obama says

US president said Pentagon working on plan to recruit and train Iraqi troops and touched upon Russia, Fifa, US immigration and healthcare during G7 summit speech

What matters most to people around the world? OECD map has the answer

Project inviting people to rate what they consider most important to their wellbeing has had thousands of responses since launch four years ago