MIT’s levered wheelchair extends freedom to Third World
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Briton calls for talks with Afghan rebels
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband told an audience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology yesterday that the government of Afghanistan should push for a broad political settlement with Afghan rebel leaders to take advantage of the momentum generated in recent months by the US and British military drive against Taliban insurgents.
German official raps Vatican rule on abuse
BERLIN – Germany’s justice minister said yesterday that a Vatican secrecy rule has played a role in a “wall of silence” surrounding sexual abuse of children.
Clinton urges Latin America to tackle drug corruption
MEXICO CITY – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for Latin America to fight drug corruption in a regional swing that ended yesterday in Guatemala, days after that country’s drug czar and national police chief were jailed for allegedly leading a police ring that stole cocaine from drug traffickers.
One girl’s hope, a nation’s dilemma
BARRANCA DE PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica – At the time, he had no way to know it would trigger a high-stakes controversy that reached all the way to Boston, but Jose Antonio Gonzalez remembers clearly the day he first heard that there might be a drug to help his little daughter.
Mexico City enacts region’s 1st gay marriage law
Mexico City enacted Latin America’s first law recognizing gay marriage Tuesday and said it hopes to attract same-sex couples from around the world to wed.
Saudi woman sentenced to 300 lashes, jail
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A Saudi woman who filed harassment claims in Saudi Arabia without being accompanied by a male relative has been sentenced to 300 lashes and 18 months in jail, Human Rights Watch said.
Strong earthquake hits Taiwan; injuries reported
A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday, terrifying residents, disrupting communications and triggering at least one large fire. Twelve people were injured, the National Fire Agency said.
In Haiti, O’Malley offers aid, healing
Cardinal Sean O’Malley picked his way through the ruins of the Notre Dame Cathedral here, his sandaled feet carefully negotiating concrete rubble and sharp splinters of wood.
Post-quake chaos, looting wound Chile’s pride
Chile’s president defended herself Tuesday against charges of government incompetence in a disaster that not only shattered lives and property but challenged the nation’s very identity.