Report: 41% of U.S. Women on Brink of Poverty
The U.S. poverty rate for 2012 may be stable at about 15 percent but a report out on the same day as the census data finds an alarmingly high rate of economic insecurity among Americans, particularly women.
Afghanistan commitment to human rights waning -U.N.
Over 4,000 cases of female violence have reported from 2010 to 2012, U.N. says
Woman power is key to ending poverty and must remain a top development goal - U.N. official
In resetting the global agenda to fight poverty, empowering women must remain a central tenet because it has the greatest impact - U.N. Under-Secretary General Rebeca Grynspan
Bangladesh Islamist leader gets death for for war crimes
BANGLADESH-WARCRIMES/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PICTURES):UPDATE 1-Bangladesh Islamist leader gets death for for war crimes
Animals And Low-tech Gear Give Needy Farmers A Boost In Central Mozambique
MAPUTO - Farm animals and low-tech equipment - including ox carts, animal-drawn ploughs and bicycles - are to be delivered to smallholder farmers in Manica and Tete Provinces by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The purchase of the machinery has been made possible by a donation of some US$54,000 from USAID.
Death toll from Colorado flooding rises to eight
USA-COLORADO/FLOODING-DEATHS (URGENT):Death toll from Colorado flooding rises to eight
Seven confirmed dead in Colorado flooding
USA-COLORADO/FLOODING (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Seven confirmed dead in Colorado flooding