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  • 5 countries where the death penalty is legal but rare

    India’s Supreme Court sentenced the last surviving gunman of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, to death.  Here is a list of 5 countries where the death penalty is a legal possibility, though rare.

  • J. K. Rowling: 10 quotes on her birthday

    Here are quotes from "Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling on her birthday. 

  • Roe v. Wade anniversary: Study says 'unsafe' abortions on rise

    Roe v. Wade, the landmark legislation legalizing abortion in the United States, marks its 39th year this week. As Americans debate abortion rights in the midst of an election year, a new study indicates abortion rates are steadying worldwide, though the frequency of dangerous abortions is rising. Here are the answers to five questions related to abortion laws globally, and their effects on women.

  • Death penalty: Top 5 countries to execute the most people

    According to Amnesty International’s annual Death Sentences and Executions report, at least 527 people were executed in 23 countries in 2010, plus thousands in China. The number of people executed worldwide since 2007 is more than 2,500. Here are the five countries registering the most executions since 2007.

  • 3 questions US forces must answer before declaring victory in Libya

    Even as fighting in Libya continues, Pentagon officials and US commanders overseeing operations on the ground are wrestling with tough questions about the future of the campaign – and what military forces still need to do before they can consider it a victory.

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Doing Good

 

What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change...

Estela de Carlotto has spent nearly 34 years searching for her own missing grandson.

Estela de Carlotto hunts for Argentina's grandchildren 'stolen' decades ago

Estela de Carlotto heads the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, who seek to reunite children taken from their mothers during Argentina's military dictatorship with their real families.

 
 
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