The Yemeni government Wednesday defended its efforts to end the practice of young girls marrying, citing last week’s death during childbirth of a 12-year-old Yemeni. “Over the years, the government of Yemen has embarked on an awareness campaign to end the practice of young marriages, which has been deeply rooted in the rural cultures of Yemen,” said Mohammed Albasha, a spokesman in Washington for the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen, in a written statement
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California’s Growing Prison Crisis
What if a state prison department built an execution chamber and told no one about it?
English soccer clubs rake in $3.4 billion
European football clubs are bucking the trend of the worldwide recession, with England’s Premier League leading the way after posting $3.4 billion in revenues for the 2007-08 season.
Oil to be moved from huge tanks near volcano
Officials will remove oil from two massive storage tanks near the base of erupting Mount Redoubt in Alaska, a spokesman said Friday.