Pentagon lifts U.S. ban on women in combat
An order at a Pentagon news conference is signed to rescind the rule that prevented women from serving in direct combat jobs
Rights group: Washington, DC police mishandle sexual assault cases, mistreat victims
Human Rights Watch says its research shows that police in Washington, DC repeatedly mishandled reports of sexual assault over a 3-year period, failing to document or properly investigate some 40 percent of cases
One third of Syrian hospitals shut, medical supplies run low
Syrians trapped by the civil war face damaged or closed hospitals, shortages of medical supplies and an unusually cold winter, and things are getting worse, UN agencies say