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Indian women segregated on public transportation

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:08:00 +0000

Safety while traveling in cities has been an especially stubborn obstacle for women in India, as an increasing number of them join the workforce and are out later at night.

But the brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old woman on a bus in Delhi on Dec. 16 has now thrown the issue of women's safety in India into sharp relief.

The victim, who passed away Saturday from injuries sustained during the assault, had boarded a privately operated bus with a mansaid to be her fiance.

The BBC had reported the vehicle was a "white line" bus, one of several services run by private operators to supplement the city's public bus network.

Israeli foreign minister resigns

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:57:00 +0000

JERUSALEM – Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli foreign minister, resigned on Friday, according to GlobalPost's correspondent in Israel, Noga Tarnopolsky.

Lieberman, an important coalition partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was charged with fraud and breach of trust on Thursday, in connection with a larger case.

He was cleared of the more serious charges of bribery and money-laundering.

Chinese economy may surpass the U.S. by 2030

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:51:00 +0000

China's economy is likely to overtake the United States' by 2030, according to a US intelligence report published Monday.

"Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds," issued by the National Intelligence Council, said Asia would overtake North America and Europe combined — in terms of global economic power — by the year 2030, according to Reuters.

"Meanwhile, the economies of Europe, Japan, and Russia are likely to continue their slow relative declines," the report said.

The report attributed the shifts in global power to economic and political changes triggered by emerging technologies, dwindling resources and population booms over the next few decades, according to Bloomberg.

Analysts isolated four "megatrends" that they said are transforming the world: the end of US global dominance, the rising power of individuals against states, a rising middle class, and water, food and energy shortages, Bloomberg reported.

Egypt protests continue over the Morsi decree

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:30:00 +0000

Protests continued in Egypt for a sixth day as demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square demanded that President Mohamed Morsi rescind the decree that they say gives him dictatorial powers.

There were reports of clashes between riot police and demonstrators, according to CNN, with the police firing tear gas and charging at protesters who threw stones. CNN said the police arrested many demonstrators, beating some.

The protesters, nearly 200,000 of them, filled Tahrir Square from Tuesday night into Wednesday. Observers said the crowds were the biggest since former President Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power last year.

Reuters reported that two of Egypt's top courts also stopped work in protest of the decree.

Sudan blames Israel for Khartoum explosion

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:08:00 +0000

The Sudanese government on Wednesday accused Israel of carrying out an air strike on an arms factory in Khartoum, following explosions which killed two people.

Sudanese Culture and Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman said four Israeli planes had attacked the factory, according to the BBC.

Israel's defense and foreign ministry declined to comment, Reuters said.

"Sudan reserves the right to strike back at Israel," said Osman, claiming that rocket debris and other material on the site showed Israel was involved.

BBC correspondents said Israel believes that weapons are being smuggled through Sudan to Gaza, and leaked documents from the US State Department three years ago suggested that Sudan was supplying arms to Hamas.

Obama, Putin meet on sidelines of G-20 to discuss Syria

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:35:00 +0000

President Barack Obama said on Monday that both he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a political process to prevent a civil war in Syria, according to the Associated Press.

Meeting for the first time since Putin's return to the presidency, the leaders sought to find common ground on the issue of how to handle the spiraling conflict in Syria.

Obama said that they "agreed that we need to see a cessation of the violence, that a political process has to be created to prevent civil war and the kind of horrific events that we've seen over the last several weeks, and we pledged to work with other international actors, including the United Nations, Kofi Annan, and all interested parties in trying to find a resolution to this problem," reported the AP.

Putin, seated next to Obama, said, "From my point of view we have found many common points on this issue," according to Reuters.

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