PHUTHADITJHABA, South Africa (AP) — The 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho had no known health issues when he joined his peers, wrapped in blankets and smeared in clay, for the most important ritual of his ...

The Philippines has one of the highest rates of circumcision in the world, with many seeing the practice as key to entering manhood - Copyright AFP Maria Tan The ...

A row of boys lying on newsprint-covered tables howl in pain and grit their teeth as part of "circumcision season" in the Philippines, when thousands of youngsters suffer through the procedure en ...

"I worry if I don't get circumcised now, I will be shamed," said Gruta, 12. Even as circumcision comes under increasing scrutiny elsewhere, with some critics branding it "child abuse", it is rarely ...