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Rights group: Nepal police beat children

Nepalese police allegedly tortured children in their custody, an international rights group said, calling the practice widespread and asking the government to punish the officers involved. New York-based Human Rights Watch said they have 'received

Paris issues manual to stop forced marriages

By Estelle Shirbon PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris City Hall launched a manual on forced marriages Wednesday to help officials spot and prevent cases of young women being coerced into matrimony. An estimated 70,000 teenage girls living in France are victims

Nepal urged to end "torture" of children in custody

The group, citing 'consistent and reliable' reports, said police used kicking, fist blows to the body and inserting of metal nails under children's toenails as common methods of torture. Children were also hit on the thighs, upper arms, backs of hands,

Defense triggers 6th win for Lady Geckos

The George Washington Lady Geckos are still perfect, fending off the John F. Kennedy Islanders for a 55-37 victory in their Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam Girls' Basketball League matchup last night at the GW gym. In the first

School unveils its unisex toilets

One of the county's first unisex toilets has been unveiled at a Lancashire school amid concerns from some pupils and parents. Instead of the little boys' or powder rooms, pupils at the town's Worden Sports College in Leyland have to share a colour-coded

Care packages readied for troops

What do you do when your buddy is spending Christmas in a war zone? You send him a present like everyone else, according to Coun. Dean Pappas. Pappas is taking it one step further: He's sending care packages to his friend Cpl. Jon Windeyer and all of his

Sharing the offense

THOMPSON, N.D. â?? Thereâ??s strength in numbers here. Thompson is going to the North Dakota Class B girls high school volleyball tournament in part because of an offense built around balance. The Tommies will meet defending state champion

Judge gives assailant 'one more chance'

A man who smashed a pint glass into a Bulgarian barman's head in a County Wicklow pub has been given one more chance by Judge Frank O'Donnell to avoid jail. Neil Guerrine, who was 18 years old when he launched his savage attack on his victim who was

Nepal urged to end torture of children

Kathmandu - Nepal's Maoist-led government must end the widespread torture and ill-treatment of children in police custody and punish those found guilty of abuses, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. The group, citing 'consistent and reliable' reports,

Suicide cop faced sex charge

John Harris, 59, of Webbington Road, Chippenham, who worked as an enquiry officer at Wiltshire Police?s divisional headquarters in Semington, near Melksham, stood in front of an Intercity 125 high-speed train on the line near Box on April 14, after

GIRLS' SCENE: Penycae get the better of Park

Park under 14's went down 4-1 against Penycae. Firing the lone Park consolation was Anya Randles with Alice Evans making a good impression. It was all square in the Penycae and Buckley game while Brickfield under 12's sentenced M&G to a 12-1 defeat

Holiday Valley to open ski season Thursday

Boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen: Get ready to step into your bindings. This weeks 28 inches of lake-effect snow and cold temperatures mean Holiday Valley ski resort will open Thursday for the 2008-09 season more than a week ahead of its Nov. 28

School Briefs: Harpeth Hall dancers celebrate American music

'American Tabloid'' is this year's theme for Harpeth Hall's dance concert, incorporating particularly American music and songs. The concert will include songs such as Mary Chapin Carpenter's 'Down at the Twist and Shout,' Sufjan Stevens' 'Chicago,'

Shoe box gift collection under way for Operation Christmas Child

Starkville Daily News The local effort to support Operation Christmas Child is kicking into high gear this week as collection of shoe box gifts for children around the world continues. The Starkville Relay Center for Operation Christmas Child at the

School Briefs: Nashville Christian artists work at Mission

Nashville Christian School's advanced student artists are painting murals in the lobby area of the downtown Nashville Rescue Mission. Teacher Donna Torrez led the project. 'We are called as Christians to use the gifts God gives us to His glory, so it has

Indian men well placed in Olympiad

From Our Chess Correspondent Dresden (Germany), Nov 19 (PTI) Starting as underdogs in the absence of Viswanathan Anand, Indian men are doing well with former world junior champion P Harikrishna and Krishnan Sasikiran displaying brilliant forms in the

Rights group: Nepal police beat children

New York-based Human Rights Watch said they have 'received credible claims of more than 200 cases of torture or abuse committed by members of the Nepali police against boys and girls in 2008, some as young as 13.' Ekmani Nepal, senior official at the

Mum urges girls to get cancer jab

Teaching assistant Becky Burkill knows how important it is to be aware of the dangers of cervical cancer. The Wigan mum today supported the Arm Against Cervical Cancer campaign to vaccinate girls across the borough, having been diagnosed with the

Arrests At Sudan Censorship Rally

Police in Sudan have arrested more than 60 journalists during a protest against media censorship, witnesses say. Riot police armed with canes and shields rounded up the journalists outside parliament and took them to a police station, witnesses say.

Ventura club is jazzing up this year's fundraiser

A weeklong stay at a Swiss chalet and a chance to spend a day in the life of a Ventura County firefighter will be on the auction block at a black-tie benefit this weekend to support youth programs. The Saturday afternoon event is the Boys & Girls Club of

That's The Ticket?

Sports talk radio station WQKC-FM 93.9 The Ticket and its sister station, WAVG-AM 1450, are scrapping their current programming beginning Friday. 'I'm not sure what the programming is going to be,' said station manager Dugan Ryan, although insiders say

Ticked off! Hello Florida and goodbye decent wages!

?A young man in a two-door Toyota rear-ended our Lincoln MKX at the corner of Saxon Boulevard and Enterprise in Orange City. My husband trusted that you would follow us to the store parking lot to get out of rush hour traffic; I told my husband you

College Student and Teen Web Tastes

NOVEMBER 19, 2008 Online behavior patterns are formed early. Teens and college students seem to have remarkably similar tastes in Websites, based on a first glance at a September 2008 Youth Trends study. Need data for presentations? eMarketer

Masturbator to face further charges

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School Briefs: St. Cecilia students named to state choirs

Seventeen St. Cecilia Academy students have been named to at least one of the Middle Tennessee Vocal Association state choirs. The school's choir members will be performing with the Mid-State choirs on Thursday, Nov. 20. Those chosen were: Julia Hall,

Briefs: Harpeth Hall dance concert focuses on 'American Tabloid'

Harpeth Hall will celebrate its 32nd year of dance concerts with 'American Tabloid.' Performances will be at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 20-21, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, in the Frances Bond Davis Theatre, 3801 Hobbs Road. Tickets are $8 at the

'Top Model' duo gets a 'Fabulous' spinoff

'You'll never see us boring,' Manuel agreed. The two were taking a break from filming 'Operation Fabulous,' which, if it is picked up by the CW, will follow them as they ride into small towns across the country to advise everyday girls on how to work it

Many pupils fail to master maths

Many pupils who left primary school in 2008 failed to grasp basics in maths More than 30,000 pupils finish primary school in England at 11 with the maths ability of a seven-year-old, a report by the National Audit Office says. So they are four years

Letters to the Editor: Nov. 18, 2008

10:57 pm - Compassionate neighbors; Fundraisers for Brock tops; Will never forget '80th'; Where are the taxis?; Getting out of New York; Noise law an aggravation. Compassionate neighbors Fundraisers for Brock tops TO THE EDITOR: We would like to thank

School Briefs: St. Joseph students honored

Seventh-graders from St. Joseph School have been identified as academically talented and have qualified for the Duke Talent Identification Program search. These seventh-grade students have been invited to participate in this year's Duke TIP: Katlynn