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  • Afghan women getting jailed for moral crimes

    The Afghan government should take urgent steps to halt an alarming increase in women and girls imprisoned for "moral crimes," Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Statistics from Afghanistan's interior ministry indicate that the number of women and girls imprisoned for "moral crimes" had risen to about 600 in May 2013 from 400 in October 2011 - a 50 percent rise. Since October 2011, there has been ...

  • 72 pc women experience constipation bowel problems during pregnancy

    Nearly 3 out of 4 pregnant women experience constipation, diarrhea or other bowel disorders during their pregnancies, a new study has found. But such bowel disorders only minimally affect a pregnant woman's quality of life, according to the Loyola University Medical Center study. The study by senior author Scott Graziano, MD, and Payton Johnson was presented during the 61st Annual Clinical ...

  • Do men behave better than women while traveling

    Traveling can lead you to let loose and get a little crazier than usual. Travel guide website Triposo conducted a survey to learn more about crazy tourist behavior abroad. They asked respondents to confess to their own travel sins-which included everything from public drunkenness to cheating on significant others-and also to report on the misbehavior of others. When asked about their goals ...

  • Smoking during pregnancy up obesity and diabetes risk in baby girls

    Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of both obesity and gestational diabetes, in their daughters, a recent study has found. The study is by Dr Kristina Mattsson, Lund University, Sweden, and colleagues including Dr Matthew Longnecker from the National Institute on Environmental Health Sciences at the U.S.National Institutes of Health, North Carolina, USA. While the relation of ...

  • In Kabul UNESCO chief spotlights Afghanistans educational and cultural gains In Kabul UNESCO chief spotlights Afghanistans educational and cultural gains

    20 May 2013 150 Education is not against any religion, the head of the United Nations educational and cultural agency told Afghan authorities and families during a visit to the country to promote learning for women and girls, and to highlight the importance of Afghan cultural heritage as a vital economic asset. "Providing education to girls and women is not against religious beliefs," said ...


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Iron Man [Blu-Ray]

Iron Man [Blu-Ray]

You never know what youre going to get from a superhero movie. Although they are currently the most popular means for a studio to ensure a lucrative franchise that draws a sizable summer audience and concomitant profits, hence their increasing proliferation in recent years, their very nature al ... ...

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  • AFC Asian Cup India women ready for Myanmar challenge

    Indian women's football team will have to be at their best when they take on Myanmar, a higher ranked team, in their first match of the AFC Asian Cup (qualifiers) here Tuesday. There's a difference of five places - Myanmar are 46th in the FIFA rankings while India are 51st. "This match will decide our fate. We need a good start. The first match always sets the tone. The real test begins now," ...

  • US team visiting India to boost womens numbers in ICT

    A tech delegation of top women executives in the information and communication technology sector is visiting India this week to explore ideas to increase the number of women in ICT professions and academia. Led by the US State Department, the delegation will be meeting with leading companies, foundations, educational institutions and government ministries engaged in promoting women in ICT and ...

  • Deepika Padukone launches special issue of Peoples Magazine

    Deepika Padukone recently unveiled the special issue of People magazine, titled 'India's Most Beautiful Women 2013', in Mumbai. Speaking at the occasion, the actress, who has been crowned as India's most beautiful woman for the year 2013, said that she felt great and special. "It feels special, it feels great," she said. The actress, who looked beautiful in the Orange Alexander and the queen ...

  • Women most judgemental on public breast-feeding says BBCs Edith Bowman

    Women are more judgemental than men about breast-feeding in public, says BBC presenter Edith Bowman, calling their catty glances "a real ...

  • Number of Afghan women jailed for fleeing abuse soars

    Women demonstrate in Kabul: religious conservatives have blocked a landmark law protecting women from violence. Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty ...

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