Life in the capital of Iran seems eerily normal on the eve of what will likely be one of the larger demonstrations in recent weeks. Indeed, many fear it may be the bloodiest of all
Tehran Braces for Another Day of Street Battles
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Mystery unfolds over discarded barrel with Mexican artifacts
One man’s trash is another man’s mystery. Five years ago, Nick DiMola’s rubbish removal company was hired to clean out a Manhattan apartment following the death of the owner, abstract artist Clinton Hill
Florida’s Hydroponic Pot: House-Grown and Super-Potent
California may be the center of the marijuana trade and the controversies over its legalization. But Florida has surpassed it in one important category: the Sunshine State is now the country’s leader in indoor marijuana cultivation
Arizona girl’s attack sheds light on rape in Liberia
The allegation is shocking: an 8-year-old girl lured to a storage shed with the promise of chewing gum, pinned down and sexually assaulted by four boys, none of them older than 14. The response from the girl’s family sent a second and equally stunning shockwave through their Phoenix, Arizona, community: “The parents felt that they had been shamed or embarrassed by their child,” reported Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill.
Health-Care Poll: Americans Support Obama’s Reform Goals
Congressional Democrats and a barnstorming President face deep skepticism from the American public about the details of their effort to change the nation’s health-care system, even as enthusiasm for the prospect of reform remains high, according to a new TIME poll. By significant margins, survey respondents said they believe the final health-reform legislation is likely to raise health-care costs in the long run , make everything about health care more complicated and offer less freedom to choose doctors and coverage .
President Ahmadinejad Alienating Allies in Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad doesn’t seem to have many fans left. Just days before his Aug. 5 inauguration to a controversial second term, Iran’s President finds himself in a critical struggle over his political future.
India: Testing shows 2,000 percent rise in child HIV cases
Expanded testing across India in the past three years shows a 2,000 percent jump in the number of HIV cases among children, the country’s health minister announced Wednesday. In November 2006, health authorities counted 2,253 children in India with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, Ghulam Nabi Azad told parliament. The number went up to a “cumulative total” of 52,973 in May this year, he said
Calls for Sri Lanka to release displaced Tamil refugees
The Sri Lankan government should immediately release more than 280,000 displaced Tamil civilians living in detention camps, a leading human rights group said Wednesday.
Nicaragua abortion ban ‘cruel and inhuman disgrace’
Nicaragua’s total ban on abortion is a "cruel, inhuman disgrace" that’s led to the rise in maternal deaths, human rights organization Amnesty International has said. The Central American country’s revised penal code on abortion came into force in July 2008 and criminalizes all forms of abortion regardless of the circumstances, even in cases of rape or incest, a deformed fetus, or when the mother’s life is in danger
Nearly all British troops pulling out of Iraq
Almost all British troops in Iraq are being pulled out because the agreement that allows them to be there expires on Friday, the British Ministry of Defence said Tuesday.