Americas

Domestic Violence Takes a Heavy Toll

We.news: by Hajer Naili — (WOMENSENEWS)–On a single day last September, 9,641 victims of domestic violence tried and failed to find help, shows a March 6 study by the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Sixty percent of their unmet requests were for emergency housing. “The largest unmet need was for […]

Maple Motorcyclist killed in crash

  Motorcyclist killed in Vaughan crash 05/24/2014 02:41 PM Christine Chubb and Toronto Staff Share A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital after a serious crash in Vaughan, May 24, 2014. TWITTER.COM/MELISSAMON/ Motorcycle involved in the fatal crash   An motorcyclist has died after a motorcycle crash in Maple, Vaughan, York […]

Notable Female Leaders

Bio. — Aside from their gender, female leaders don’t have much else in common. Some have brought peace to troubled lands, while others have strewn discontent. Some have been competent or brilliant, others inept or corrupt. They come from political positions ranging from arch-conservative to ultra-leftist and represent all the […]

These Are The Least Free Countries In The World For Religion

Huff Post: by Yasmine Hafiz — The U.S. State Department’sInternational Religious Freedom Reportcites eight nations as “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPCs) due to their “particularly severe violations of religious freedom.” However, there are at least eight more countries which should also be on that list, according to the U.S. Commission […]