A proposal to lower the age of consent in India has reignited the debate over the legally appropriate age for engaging in consensual sexual activity. The campaign is being led by lawyer Indira Jaising ...

(CNN) — The Japanese government enacted a bill Wednesday lowering the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, but teenagers beware: the legal age of drinking will stay fixed at 20. The change, the first of ...

The age of consent at which an individual is considered legally old enough to participate in sexual activity varies from country to country around the world. Some countries do not have a set age of ...