Courtesy: http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/dimple-s-dubious-electoral-marvel Is Dimple Yadav’s historic feat a blot on Indian democracy? She has won the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in a ‘byelection’ without the casting of a single vote. At first sight, going by the media portrayal of this victory scored by the wife of UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, himself the son of … Continue reading
Government forces have used rape and other sexual violence against men, women and children during the Syrian uprising, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. The U.S.-based group said it had recorded 20 incidents from interviews inside and outside Syria with eight victims, including four women, and more than 25 other people with knowledge of sexual … Continue reading
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http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=38369 Bangladesh border and coast guards seized three trawlers and a boat carrying 114 Myanmar nationals on Wednesday after they entered Bangladesh through Cox’s Bazar for refuge from sectarian violence in Rakhine state. The guards are now waiting for high tide in the Naf river to push back the trawlers and the boat seized between 12midnight and … Continue reading
Based on an estimate of the morphine it would need in 2009, Burkina Faso ordered 153 grams (0.34 pound) of the drug, enough to treat the pain of eight terminal cancer patients. That year in Burkina Faso, 23,000 people died of cancer. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-27/soothe-cancer-agony-worldwide-by-easing-morphine-controls.html
Officials of the government’s integrated child rights scheme accompanied the raiding party. What they found there was nerve-wrecking as children below 15 years of age were assigned tasks such as changing equipment in hazardous machinery used in milk packaging and transporting heavy loads with no safety measure. Narrating the inhumane conditions and total violation of … Continue reading
Between the 1970s and 1990s, Cambodia was ravaged by civil war. Since its return to peace there has been a boom in tourism with over two million visitors every year. Keen to help this war-torn country, increasing numbers of tourists are now also working as volunteers. Most come with the very best of intentions – … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orvyl8ykJrU At least 14 people have died and 25 others have been injured after a passenger train collided with a goods train in Andhra Pradesh today.The collision occurred at around 3:15 this morning when the Hampi Express, travelling from Hubli to Bangalore, rammed a stationary goods train near Penneconda station in Anantapur district.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57438013/oil-rises-near-$92-ahead-of-key-iran-nuclear-talks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CBSNewsPCAnswer+%28PC+Answer%3A+CBSNews.com%29 Oil prices rose to near $92 a barrel Monday in Asia ahead of talks this week aimed at avoiding a military conflict over Iran’s nuclear program. Benchmark oil for June delivery was up 43 cents to $91.90 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.08 to settle … Continue reading
Over 1,000 unidentified bodies have been found in the national capital this year with official statistics suggesting that at least seven such cases are recorded on an average daily. The recent incident was reported on Friday in which the chopped body of a man, with the head and torso missing, was found in a bag at … Continue reading
