Father, brother, uncle arrested after Indian teen alleges years of rape

Father, brother, uncle arrested after Indian teen alleges years of rape

By Sujoy Dhar KOLKATA, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The father, uncle and brother of a 16-year-old girl in eastern India have been arrested accused of raping her repeatedly over a period of two years, police said on Saturday. The girl told a school teacher in Dhupguri town in West Bengal state on Thursday after being too scared to speak out previously. She alleged that her uncle also raped her

Food for Thought

It’s hard to grapple with the fact that the food you find at grocery stores is not always safe for consumption. Food scandals happen all over the world. And much more frequently and with much larger consequences than most of us realize. In 2008, contaminated infant formula affected 300,000 babies and young children. Six of them died. In…

Rural Indiana county's HIV outbreak tops 100 cases

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More than 100 people in southeastern Indiana have tested positive for HIV in an outbreak linked to the sharing of intravenous needles, and officials said Friday they’re trying to combat unfounded fears among drug users that they could be arrested if they take part in a needle-exchange program created to stem the spread of the virus.