Twenty adopted Russian children have died at the hands of their American parents.
This is the justification Russia gives for banning U.S. adoption of Russian-born children.
Russia’s commissioner...
Cate Schurz, World & Nation Editor
• April 26, 2013
France
On April 23, France became the 14th country to legalize gay marriage. The bill passed Parliament with a clear majority in a 331–225 vote, despite divided support and organized protesting from...
Nicolas Maduro, Hugo Chavez’s hand-picked successor, was sworn in as president of Venezuela last Friday and will now serve the rest of Chavez’s six-year term.
Maduro won the previous Sunday’s...
Pakistan has election fever.
A crumbling economy, due to the energy crisis and the currently ostracized government, is turning up the heat as the election next month draws near. The most pressing issue...
Catherine Schurz, World and Nation Section Editor
• April 19, 2013
WALES, UK
Since November, Wales has recorded at least 765 cases of Swansea measles, 77 of which resulted in critical hospitalization. Health officials believe the epidemic has yet to reach its peak,...
On Mon. April 15, two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Three people were killed and at least 183 were injured.
Quick Facts (Obtained from CNN)
– The Boston Marathon...
On April 5, Judge Edward R. Korman declared that the Food and Drug Administration must make the morning-after pill accessible for females of all ages, prescription or not.
This ruling overturned a decision...
On April 4, over 2,500 women from across the globe packed into New York City’s Lincoln Center to participate in the Women in the World Summit. The gathering brought together some of today’s most influential...
