Society

Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition - 12/17/2011

NEW YORK- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that women were being sidelined in the hoped-for transition to democracy in Egypt, including during the current parliamentary elections....

US crime author laments bad courtroom science - 12/09/2011

"Faulty science is rampant in American courtrooms. It is procured by prosecutors, often well meaning, it is tolerated by judges, offered by experts and considerably believed by jurors in good faith,"...

Oprah's first class awaits exam results in South Africa - 12/01/2011

JOHANNESBURG- The first graduating class at Oprah Winfrey's school for South African girls have finished their exams, with all of the students set for university studies, the head of the academy said...

Doves and roses help illiterate Moroccans vote - 11/26/2011

RABAT, Mohamed Chakir - Ballots for Friday's parliamentary elections in Morocco feature symbols for each party such as a rose, a dove or a tractor to help illiterate voters identify them. A total...

Among graves, Dutch teens build bridges between communities - 11/26/2011

AMSTERDAM, Jan Hennop- On a chilly Sunday morning, a group of Dutch teenagers gather in an overgrown patch of land in east Amsterdam to work on a unique project: cleaning up a 300-year-old...

Bangladesh 11/11/11 wedding ends in dowry dispute - 11/18/2011

DHAKA- A Bangladeshi man who held his wedding at the auspicious moment of 11:11 am on November 11 had his hopes of a long and happy life with his wife dashed when she left him minutes after the...

London students march amid heavy police presence - 11/10/2011

LONDON, Beatrice Debut and Sam Reeves- Thousands of students marched through London Wednesday against cuts in university funding as a massive police operation prevented a repeat of the violence at...

US mom pregnant with 20th child - 11/09/2011

"I was not thinking that God would give us another one, and we are just so grateful," said Duggar, star of a reality show on TLC called "19 kids and counting." The family lives in Little Rock and...

Japanese chocolate: rising star in Land of Rising Sun - 10/22/2011

PARIS, Sandra Lacut- Move over azuki and sweet sticky rice. While Japanese pastry chefs may have started using cocoa a few centuries after the West, this once foreign flavour has captivated Japan's...

Indian girls called 'Unwanted' get name change - 10/21/2011

MUMBAI, Phil Hazlewood- More than 100 Indian girls named "Unwanted" by their parents are to get new names this weekend as part of a campaign to tackle bias against women that has led to the country's...
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