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    Mar 14, 2012 |Story| AM News

  1. State failing to make children its top priority

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    Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa said, "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." On Feb. 16, the Kentucky House of Representatives’ Health and Welfare committee...

    Tags: Finance, Agricultural Research and Technology, Forests, Abusive Behavior, Science and Technology

    2. Feb 16, 2011 |Story| Interior Journal

  2. Why Egypt matters to us

    I think of Wang Weilin often, though sadly I don’t know his fate or if that is even his real name. You might know him as “Tank Man” or “The Unknown Rebel” and, though we don’t know his name, the iconic image of him...

    Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Constitutional Issues, Zine el Abidine ben Ali, Islam, Egypt

    3. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Istanbul protesters fear what a new day will bring

    ISTANBUL, Turkey -- It’s dawn and tea pots bubble above low flames. Faces appear, poking out from tents, with reddened eyes. The first cigarettes of the day are lit, their tips glowing orange. Smartphones glow as people line up in an exhausted haze,...

    Tags: Turkey, Government, Abdullah Gul, Activism, Politics

    4. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Nelson Mandela 'responding better' to treatment, Zuma says

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- After days of somber news, as South Africa's former leader Nelson Mandela clung to life in intensive care, a sliver of hope emerged Wednesday: He was responding better to treatment for a lung infection, President Jacob Zuma <a href="http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=15546">told Parliament</a> Wednesday.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- After days of somber news, as South Africa's former leader Nelson Mandela clung to life in intensive care, a sliver of hope emerged Wednesday: He was responding better to treatment for a lung infection, President Jacob Zuma...

    Tags: Africa, Jacob Zuma, Politics, South Africa, Tuberculosis

    5. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Zimbabwe's Mugabe calls election but his rival rejects the date

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Five years after bitterly disputed elections, Zimbabwe faced a new political conflict Thursday as President Robert Mugabe called elections for July 31 and his rival swiftly rejected the date.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Five years after bitterly disputed elections, Zimbabwe faced a new political conflict Thursday as President Robert Mugabe called elections for July 31 and his rival swiftly rejected the date. The rival, Prime Minister...

    Tags: Africa, Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, Elections

    6. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. South Africa's path to marriage equality

    I can't say, of course, how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the same-sex marriage cases before it. But I can talk about how South African courts grappled with the issue in 2005, after a case was brought by a lesbian couple who had been denied the right to marry. As a justice on the Constitutional Court at the time, I was asked to write the judgment in that case, which led to South Africa's becoming the fifth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
    I can't say, of course, how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the same-sex marriage cases before it. But I can talk about how South African courts grappled with the issue in 2005, after a case was brought by a lesbian couple who had been denied the...

    Tags: Judges, Minority Groups, Africa, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage

    7. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Russian lawmakers move to keep information on homosexuality from kids

    MOSCOW – Despite opposition from human rights activists, Russia’s lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban providing children with information on homosexuality. The lower house, or State Duma, voted...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Justice and Rights, Lower House

    8. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. In South Africa, talk of Mandela's mortality

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) &mdash; The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela's office at a Johannesburg-based foundation that carries his name, but the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader hasn't worked there for years.
    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela's office at a Johannesburg-based foundation that carries his name, but the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader hasn't worked there...

    Tags: Africa, Jacob Zuma, Kofi Annan, Racism, South Africa

    9. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Nelson Mandela's condition remains serious

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Nelson Mandela passed his fourth day under intensive care Tuesday in a Pretoria hospital in serious but stable condition, according to <a href="http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=15544">a statement Tuesday</a> by the South African presidency.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Nelson Mandela passed his fourth day under intensive care Tuesday in a Pretoria hospital in serious but stable condition, according to a statement Tuesday by the South African presidency. The statement offered little new...

    Tags: Africa, Jacob Zuma, Pneumonia, Hospitals and Clinics, Punishment

    10. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Iran's leading reformist candidate drops out of presidential election

    TEHRAN -- Leading reformist candidate Mohammad Reza Aref announced Tuesday that he was dropping out of <span class="runtimeTopic">the race to be Iran's next president</span>, leaving centrist Hassan Rowhani as the sole moderate-leaning candidate in Friday&rsquo;s election.
    TEHRAN -- Leading reformist candidate Mohammad Reza Aref announced Tuesday that he was dropping out of the race to be Iran's next president, leaving centrist Hassan Rowhani as the sole moderate-leaning candidate in Friday’s election. There had...

    Tags: Iran, Hasan Rowhani, Politics, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's Nuclear Program

    11. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Suicide bombing outside Afghan Supreme Court kills 17

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle in front of the Supreme Court in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, several hundred yards from the U.S. Embassy, killing 17 people and wounding 38, police said.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle in front of the Supreme Court in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, several hundred yards from the U.S. Embassy, killing 17 people and wounding 38, police said. The Taliban claimed...

    Tags: New Delhi (India), National Government, Suicide, U.S. Embassy, Taliban

    12. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Edward Snowden gone from Hong Kong hotel, whereabouts unknown

    BEIJING -- Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program, apparently checked out of his Hong Kong hotel at midday Monday, his destination and whereabouts unknown.
    BEIJING -- Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program, apparently checked out of his Hong Kong hotel at midday Monday, his destination and whereabouts unknown. "We know...

    Tags: Judges, Hong Kong, National Government, Justice System, Extradition

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