On March 27, Bangladeshi doctors amputated the leg of Limon Hossain, a 16-year-old student, four days after he was shot during a raid by the Rapid Action Battalion , Bangladesh’s elite security force.
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Dirty Work: The Creeping Rollback of Child Labor Laws
The government has not had a lot of ideas for what to do about the nation’s anemic job market, but there are troubling signs that one old idea is starting to reemerge: child labor. In the first part of the 20th century, there was a concerted effort to end the scourge of children working in factories and textile mills
South Africa: The Great White Laager
SOUTH AFRICA Black headlines last week told South Africans of the troubles elsewhere. RACES IN U.S
Science: Space Watch’s First Catch
Three weeks ago, headlines announced that the U.S.
Forget Fame! Eurovision Crowns No Names From Azerbaijan
In the run-up to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, celebrity contestants dominated the headlines and the bookies’ odds tables. Britain’s boy band Blue — who have sold 13 million records worldwide since 2001 — flew the British flag.
What You Need to Know About Staph
You’ve heard or read the headlines: that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is deadlier than AIDS; that the killer bug is alarmingly more widespread than anyone thought; that it’s in your kids’ locker rooms and at your gym. Stories abound of young high-school athletes becoming infected with MRSA and dying within weeks, and you’re starting to worry about whether that nick or scrape you just got could be your last
College Rejection: Why Safety Schools Can Be Smart Choices
The headlines last week weren’t pretty. As colleges and universities nationwide revealed their admissions decisions, news broke of a dramatic decline in acceptance rates — and not just at Ivy League schools.
Why Pakistan’s Taliban Target the Muslim Majority
Although Pakistan’s headlines are dominated by the violent excesses of Taliban extremists, the majority of Pakistanis subscribe to the more mystical Sufi tradition of the country’s Barelvi school of Islam. And attacks on their places of worship are becoming depressingly familiar
Amazon’s Cloud Music and Storage: Revolution in the Making
When it comes to the distribution of digital entertainment, the planet has only two superpowers. One, of course, is Apple
Ferguson admits improper conduct; Scot questioned fitness of ref
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has admitted an English Football Association (FA) charge of improper conduct after he publicly questioned the fitness of referee Alan Wiley. The 67-year-old Scot was again in the headlines this weekend for his criticism of a referee