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Monday, December 31, 2012 Gang Rape Case Sets Off Debate On Indian Women's Rights NEW DELHI — India's army and navy canceled New Year's celebrations on Monday out of respect for a New Delhi student whose gang-rape and murder has set off an impassioned debate about what the nation needs to do to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. Al Qaeda In Yemen Offers Bounty For U.S. Ambassador Family Pleas For Couple Missing In Afghanistan Chavez Suffers New Complications After Cancer Surgery Insider Attacks In Afghanistan Rise Dramatically Russian Plane Crash Video Captures Moment Of Impact BLOG POSTS Lawrence Wittner: Gun Control and Arms Control Preventing or restraining armed aggression needs to be tackled not only by arms control and disarmament, but by just and effective governance on the local, national, and international levels. Tarek Fatah: A Dark Christmas in Balochistan While the world observed Christmas, and Pakistanis were distracted by a cricket match against rival India, Pakistan troops in armoured personal carriers and helicopter gunships circled Mashkay, Balochistan. Baloch politicians claim the army's Chistmas Eve operation there resulted in the death of 32 civilians. John Feffer: The Persistence of Discrimination Against Roma Much has changed in Eastern Europe over 22 years. But for the Roma, unemployment levels among Roma remain high. Access to decent education, health care, and other social services is limited. Representation in politics and business is minimal. And discrimination remains pervasive. Sandip Roy: What One 23-year-old Gang Rape Victim Taught Us She had no intention to be a braveheart. She didn't want to become a flickering candle on some dark street corner. She didn't want to become a symbol. She just wanted to go home. Perhaps tell a friend what she thought of the movie she had just seen. Howard Fineman: View From Abroad: Poor America, Undone By Political Gridlock, Gun Violence I'm headed back to Washington knowing what I had guessed when I left town: that the so-called fiscal cliff "talks" would still be going when I got home. I'm returning with useful, nagging questions ringing in my ears from Kiwis and visitors alike.

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