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The Indian government has launched a new scheme to help women who are married and then abandoned by men of Indian origin living in the West. The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs says women who are divorced or deserted within two years of marriage will be entitled to legal and financial aid.
According to [...]

Feathers fly and teddies soar as we gather for a massive urban pillow fight! Swing and whack as you evade pillow-wielding assailants. Bring a pillow to Union Square and wait for the signal. Pillow fight!
The Rules
Soft pillows only! Swing lightly, many people will be swinging at once. Do not swing at people without pillows or [...]

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said the UN Security Council will make a fresh attempt to persuade Iran to discuss its nuclear programme. Speaking in Berlin, Ms Rice said the US, Russia, Germany and the EU agreed to use the UN and other means to get Iran back to the negotiating table. [...]

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - An American senior citizen killed an alleged mugger with his bare hands, and his traveling companions aboard a tour bus fended of two other assailants in the Atlantic coast city of Limon, police said.
A retired member of the U.S. military aged about 70 put suspect Warner Segura in a head [...]

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Friday that

Iran would defend its nuclear program, describing his country as a potential role model for others trying to develop advanced technology.
State television reported the hard-liner’s speech to a crowd in a northern Iranian town, delivered a day after the U.N. nuclear watchdog [...]

WASHINGTON - President Bush says he isn’t looking for a fight, but the question won’t go away: Is the United States headed for war with Iran’s Islamic rulers?
Increasing tensions with Iran over its nuclear program and actions in Iraq have fueled speculation that Bush may be paving the way for military action. With U.S. forces [...]

A study of medieval Islamic art has shown some of its geometric patterns use principles established centuries later by modern mathematicians. Researchers in the US have found 15th Century examples that use the concept of quasicrystalline geometry.
This indicates intuitive understanding of complex mathematical formulae, even if the artisans had not worked out the [...]

Bangkok is a notorious destination for sex tourism.But the lives of many of the city’s sex workers are full of danger, disease and the urgent need to send money home. Pim, who recently left her job in a go-go bar, has a typical story.
“I grew up in the countryside in Phetchabun, [...]

An electronic clipboard that has the potential to save lives has been unveiled. It is hoped the device - known as a mobile clinical assistant (MCA) - will cut the time doctors and nurses spend on paper work.
It could also improve patient safety and speed up treatment times.
The portable device lets clinicians [...]

US Vice-President Dick Cheney has expressed concern over China’s military policies, saying they were at odds with the country’s stated peaceful aims. On a visit to Australia, he praised China’s role in a nuclear deal with North Korea but criticised its military build-up and anti-satellite tests.
Mr Cheney also thanked Australia for its support [...]