I don’t want Pope Francis’s ‘tips’ for a happy life – I want terrifying commandments dictated by God

Stuart Heritage: Shouldn't a textbook pope be a gimlet-eyed dictator, convinced of his own superiority? If so, this one's a bit rubbish

Siesta app comes to custom’s rescue as Spaniards lose the urge to snooze

SiestApp promises to leave users more rested than after a normal nap as figures show only 10% of Spaniards find time for a siesta

Rebecca Schiller: If the UK apes the US and punishes pregnant women, we will be heading towards a dystopia akin to that in The Handmaid’s Tale

Fahma Mohamed in UK and Jaha Dukureh in US have led global debate on female genital mutilation and movement to end it

Doubts grow over UN report, seemingly reliant on year-old document from Syria thought to have been doctored

Perpetrators of female genital mutilation becoming more difficult to catch as hospitals and clinics carry out procedure covertly

Scott Lemieux: Want evidence that Republicans have allies on the bench? Look no further than the Bush appointees who hate Obamacare

Activists hail study, which will assess how many US women are at risk, as 'a great success for everyone who has fought for this'

Prostitutes are subject to repression, violence and abuse – even at the hands of law enforcement, research shows

Girls on their own can't change the norms that endanger them. Understand the role of the other women in a girl's life, says Fatimah Kelleher