Want to know: In honor of International Women's Day: 100 of the world's most inspirational women. A study finds that Indian men exhibit the highest rate of sexual violence of the nationalities included. Nearly one in four Indian men have committed an act of sexual violence. Nine percent of men in Chile, Croatia, Mexico and Rwanda have committed an act of violence against women. Egyptian judicial officials say a court has rejected an appeal by ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family against an order by the country's top prosecutor to seize their funds. Mubarak may be the world's richest man with an estimated fortune of $70 billion. |
Dull but important: One recent afternoon there was a car chase through the streets of Goma. Four foreigners raced over the city's potholed roads, pursued by local security, heading for the airport where a twin-engine Gulfstream jet waited. In the belly of the plane was a cargo of more than 881 pounds of gold. The men were arrested before they could takeoff. It's a murky tale in the trade of conflict minerals, which fuels the fighting and rape that has come to define eastern Congo. |
Just because: An experiment has revealed that elephants understand when they need help. In the test, two animals had to work together - each pulling on a rope in order to tug a platform toward them. Elephants' apparent grasp of the need to cooperate shows they belong in an "elite group" of intelligent, socially complex animals. |
Wacky: A national doctor shortage is leading to trouble in India. Without enough doctors, Indians are turning to sex clinics that claim they can cure venereal diseases and boost sexual powers with rare herbs and tonics once used by Indian kings. But medical experts say the cures sold by India's sex gurus are frauds. |
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