A B.C. woman and her brother have been arrested in connection with the 2000 slaying of the woman’s daughter, Jassi Sidhu.

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Canadian police on Friday arrested the mother and uncle for complicity in the murder of Jaswinder (Jassi) Kaur Sidhu, 25, in Punjab in June 2000.… Read the rest

Evidence gathered by Indian authorities at the time pointed to Jassi’s family allegedly arranging her murder from their home in Canada.… Read the rest

FDA guidelines say both men and women who are over 17 may buy emergency  contraception without a prescription. ACLU is on the case.… Read the rest

The spectacle of a despotic cleric with antiquated ideas issuing a death warrant for a writer living in another country changed something in Christopher.

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A purported spokesman for Boko Haram on Sunday issued an ultimatum for Christians living in Nigeria’s north to leave the region or they would be killed.… Read the rest

Based on footageof the contentious program, “Raison d’État”, CPJ determined that any charges based on Aboa’s performance as a journalist were baseless.… Read the rest

Later critics of Freud such as Frederick Crews, Allen Esterson and Malcolm Macmillan always acknowleged their deep indebtedness to him.… Read the rest

BMJ: it would appear…that Mr Wakefield still stands by the accuracy of the Lancet paper and his conclusion therein, thereby compounding his previously found misconduct.… Read the rest

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One young blogger became seriously concerned when Shereef Abdallah turned up at her university.… Read the rest

The stories of five young Jat women who dared to resist. They take on the powerful Khaps and confront “honour” crimes, injustice and social boycotts.… Read the rest

The teenager was said to be in such pain after days of being hit with sticks, a metal bar, hammer and chisel that he begged to die.… Read the rest

Freezing fetuses is “normal practice,” Riley’s attorney said, noting doctors preserve the fetuses until proper medical waste procedures can be conducted.… Read the rest

Florida officials would not comment on a potential link between American Family
Planning and Brigham. … Read the rest

Authorities said the fire was suspicious and they are investigating whether it was intentionally set.… Read the rest

Much of his academic career, he presented and wrote about Freud, Freud’s evasiveness, his distortions, and his surprising influence.… Read the rest

She refused to be a prostitute, so they tortured her and locked her in a bathroom for 6 months. Her brother sold her to her “husband.”… Read the rest

What Naama’s story reveals is the unavoidable clash between the sexist edicts of  religious extremists and the state’s guarantee of full human rights to all its  female citizens.… Read the rest

A single metaphysical commitment regarding human nature does not take one very far in any political direction, let alone in understanding the ideological universe that one inhabits.… Read the rest