In Rajasthan, India, Munna is playing football to avoid getting married young. Adapted from Assignment from the BBC World ...

The likely cause of the increasing number of child brides seen in the Palestinian territory is the displacement, poverty, and ...

What the West Misses About China’s Nuclear Build-up The legislation sets 18 as the legal age for marriage for both males and females, but effective implementation will require significant reforms. On ...

The vision of a child bride is a deeply foreign concept to most Americans. Underage marriage is regarded by most as an abroad problem, or the type of detestable horror committed by isolated malcontent ...

"Everything changed. I wasn't me anymore." They're portrayed as modern-day Romeos and Juliets -- young, star-crossed lovers in dramas like "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and reality shows ...

Jind: Authorities in Jind district prevented two child marriages within 24 hours, underscoring the continuing prevalence of ...

"Before (the conflict) they had a future ... now they have to get married as young as 12 because their fathers think that if they get married they'll be safe," Rezhna Mohammad "This was her engagement ...

Santadevi told the court two years ago that she was married to 28-yr-old Saanval Ram who was nine-yrs-old at the time of their wedding 19-yr-old Santadevi Meghwal from Jodhpur, in the western state of ...

When 15-year-old Geeta Jadhav disappeared from her home during last year’s monsoon, her teacher, Suvarna Gaikwad, already knew what had happened. Geeta had been married off to Prashant Koli, a boy ...

The teen bride at the center of this story keeps hearing the same line from strangers online: what happened to her is legal, but it still feels wrong. Her critics insist they are not accusing her ...