Thursday, June 23, 2011

Rape in wartime: Listening to the victims

Rape in wartime: Listening to the victims


Rape in wartime: Listening to the victims

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:50 PM PDT

They're a small fraternity of men and women who spend months in war zones listening to victims recount violent rapes. They do it to help shape foreign policy and because they believe listening is the least the world owes.

Karzai welcomes U.S. troop withdrawal

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:16 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai approves of U.S. plans for a troop drawdown and said it's a sign that Afghanistan is ready to take control of security in the war-torn nation. FULL STORY | OPPOSITION LEADER: KARZAI HINDERS PEACE

A timeline of Greece's financial crisis

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Greece's economy has been in a mostly downward spiral since the country joined the euro in 2001.

Comedian stands up for Arabs' right to laugh

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:59 AM PDT

When Ahmed Ahmed, an Egyptian-American stand-up comic, started doing comedy tours of the Middle East his friends in the U.S. assumed he was performing at military bases.

$1 billion for Central American security?

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 06:39 PM PDT

The United States will increase the security aid it provides to Central America this year to help combat a wave of violence sweeping the region, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday.

Same-sex couple marries in Nepalese Hindu ceremony

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:33 AM PDT

An American lesbian couple married in a temple here in accordance with Hindu tradition on Monday, the couple told CNN.

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