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Khan told the audience about Rosie, a South African woman who was beaten to death by her husband despite domestic violence safeguards in the country. Khan said that when she asked the police why Rosie did not get an order of protection from the courts, they responded that Rosie could not afford the bus fare to get to a court...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Amnesty Head Pushes a Rethinking of Poverty | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

...woman." In August Suu Kyi was found guilty of violating the terms of her house arrest after an American man swam uninvited to her lakeside home. Her initial three-year prison sentence was commuted to 18 months of house arrest because, said the order read aloud in court, Than Shwe "desires ... to exercise leniency upon her." (Read "Burma Court Finds Aung San Suu Kyi Guilty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting to Know Burma's Ruling General | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

According to Connelly, the number of vendors increased this year because of event administrators’ efforts to court more businesses, including smaller chains...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rain Dampens Annual Regatta | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...clear-cut - representatives of Dundee City say they would never remove children "just because of a weight issue." But obesity appears to be the primary reason South Carolina mom Jerri Gray lost custody of her 14-year-old, 555-lb. son in May. She was arrested after missing a court date to examine whether she should retain custody after doctors had expressed concern about her son's weight to social services. The boy is currently living with his aunt, and his mother is facing criminal child-neglect charges. (See nine kid foods to avoid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Parents of Obese Kids Lose Custody? | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

Micheletti insists Zelaya was overthrown because he defied a Supreme Court order against holding a referendum on constitutional reform that could have lifted Honduras' ban on presidential re-election. And he claims he's protecting Honduras from the sway of Zelaya's left-wing ally, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. But critics say Micheletti is acting a lot like just the kind of authoritarian caudillo he accuses Chávez of being. Micheletti recently fired back at visiting OAS delegates that they and his other critics "don't know the whole truth, and at times it appears that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is U.S. Opposition to the Honduran Coup Lessening? | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

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