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Rape cases spark new political protest movement in India

ThousandsofpeoplehavetakentothestreetsacrossIndiainreactiontoaseriesofhigh-profilerapecases,insomeofthelargestmassdemonstrationsheldinthecountrysincetherapeandm

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Indian police make second arrest in teenager rape case

PoliceinIndiahavemadeasecondarrestaftertheallegedrapeofateenagerbyarulingpartypoliticiansparkedprotestsacrossthecountry,accordingtofederalinvestigators.Thecase,

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Turkey's Erdogan in row over 'girl martyr' comment on TV

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganhasbeencriticisedaftertellingagirlinmilitaryuniformthatshewouldbehonouredifkilledwhilefighting."Ifshe'smartyred,they'lllayafla

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India outcry after eight-month-old baby raped

Aneight-month-oldbabygirlhasbeenraped,allegedlybyhercousin,intheIndiancapitalDelhi.PolicesaysheisinacriticalconditionafterbeingadmittedtohospitalonSunday.Theyha

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6-year-old German girl keeps calling police with Christmas-gift phone

A6-year-oldGermangirl,whoreceivedamobilephoneforChristmas,decidedtoputhernewtoytousebycallingtheonenumbersheknewbyheart--thepolice--19timesinoneday,Germannewsag

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Chinese teenager detained for ‘giving wrong answer at the US border’

AChinesegirlhasbeendetainedbyAmericanauthoritiesforoveramonthafter“giving[a]wronganswertothequestionsaskedbyofficialsattheUSbordercontrol,"saidasocialactivist.T

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U.S.: Boy, 5, shoots 3-year-old girl

Alittlegirlisinintensivecareafterbeingshotwithariflebya5-year-oldboyinanapparentaccident.Theboywoundedthegirlwitha.22-caliberrifle,accordingtoLieutenantKeithVan

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Junior drag car driver, 8, dies in Australia crash

Aneight-year-oldgirlhasdiedaftercrashingherjuniordragracingcaronatrackinWesternAustralia.AnitaBoardwasonasolo"testrun"whenhervehiclehitaconcretebarrieratthePert

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Top Indian court rules sex with wife younger than 18 is rape

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India rape: Child's baby 'was fathered by second uncle'

A10-year-oldIndianrapevictim,whogavebirthtoababygirlinAugust,hadbeenmadepregnantbyoneofheruncles,policesay.Policearefilingchargesagainstthesuspect-whoisthesecon

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Sri Lankan court sentences 7 to death for rape and murder of schoolgirl

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Sept.27(APD)--ASriLankacourtonWednesdaysentencedsevenaccusedtodeathoverthetherapeandmurderofaschoolgirl.Atrial-at-barattheHighCourtin

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India rape: Second uncle held in 10-year-old pregnant child's case

Aseconduncleofa10-year-oldIndianchildwhogavebirthtoababygirllastmonthhasbeenarrestedforallegedlyrapingher.Heistheyoungerbrotheroftheunclewhowasarrestedearlieran

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Baby named after mobile game King of Glory

AbabygirlnamedafterthepopularmobilegameWangZherongyao,knownasKingofGloryinEnglish,wasregisteredinXi'an,capitalofNorthwestChina'sShaanxiprovince,ChineseBusinessV

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Disney apologizes for refusing boy to be a ‘Princess for a Day’

DisneylandParisapologizedafterturningdownathree-year-oldfromparticipatinginits“PrincessforaDay”experiencejustbecauseheisnotagirl,ITVNewsreportedonWednesday.Brit

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Indian court rejects abortion for 10-year-old rape victim

India's Supreme Court has refused to allow an abortion for a 10-year-old girl allegedly raped by her uncle on the grounds that she is too far into her pregnancy.

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South African girl, 9, is third child with HIV remission: study

ASouthAfricangirlhasbecomeonlythethirdchildtobeattheAIDSvirusintolong-termremission--almostnineyearsandcounting--afterreceivingadrugcocktailininfancy,researcher

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Policeman saves girl from hot car, gets yelled at by angry mom

AChinesepoliceman,whoinjuredhimselftryingtorescueanunconsciouslittlegirltrappedinsideacarinsmolderingheat,receivedanunexpectedblowafterthemotherofthechildberate