IN MEMORIUM
* Sally Clark dies at family home *
Sally Clark - the solicitor wrongly jailed for murdering her two sons - has died, her family announces. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/6460595.stm
Pakistan coach and former England cricketer Bob Woolmer has died after being found unconscious in his hotel room in Jamaica.
For more details: http://www.bbcnews.com
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WOMEN
* Belgians to 'wed against racism' *
About 700 couples are to symbolically wed in a town where three couples refused to be married by a black man. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/europe/6476115.stm
Feminist Art Crowds the Cultural Calendar By Courtney E. Martin - WeNews correspondent
In a landmark year for feminist art, the opening of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art in the Brooklyn Museum of Art offers a final refuge from tokenism and exclusion. Does institutionalism also mean the end of a dissident era?
Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3102
* School bans 'unsafe' knotted ties *
A high school wants children to wear clip-on ties because the knotted ones "could pose a safety risk". Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/6465695.stm
* Naomi Campbell starts mopping job *
Supermodel Naomi Campbell starts work at New York's Sanitation department as punishment for assaulting her maid. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/6467281.stm
* Merkel lobbies Poles on EU treaty *
The German chancellor urges Poland to back her efforts to get an EU constitution adopted by 2009. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/europe/6457507.stm
International Nicaraguan Activists Press Abortion Legal Case By Adeyemi and Stevens - WeNews correspondents
A case that tests an abortion ban in Nicaragua is being reviewed by the nation's Supreme Court this spring. Activists say the law imperils the lives of women and it looms large as a symbol of the economic and health inequalities they routinely face.
Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3099
THE NOT SO WONDERFUL WORLD
* Cambodia ex-police chief jailed *
An ex-Cambodian police chief is jailed for seven years for detaining a woman for two months without charge. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6477095.stm
JOHN EDWARDS, Presidential Candidate SAYS WIFE'S CANCER HAS RETURNED; DOCTORS SAY IT'S 'INCURABLE, BUT TREATABLE'
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* Nigeria teacher dies 'over Koran' *
Pupils in northern Nigeria kill a teacher after apparently accusing her of desecrating the Koran, police say. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/africa/6477177.stm
* Schools allowed to ban face veils *
Schools in England will be able to ban pupils from wearing full-face veils under new ministerial guidance. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/6466221.stm
* Carer guilty of abusing children *
A carer who rammed sticks down the throats of children as a punishment is found guilty of child cruelty. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/6469849.stm
With More Women at War, Military Rethinks Vet Care By Molly M. Ginty - WeNews correspondent
A record number of female soldiers are returning wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan. In the wake of an unfolding health care scandal, military authorities are under fire to improve care for all soldiers and address the needs of servicewomen.
Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3103
* Ex-CIA agent blasts White House *
Ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame says senior US officials "recklessly" revealed her secret identity in 2003. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/6460227.stm
TECHNOLOGY
HEALTH
* Tuberculosis numbers 'level off' *
Cases of tuberculosis across the world appear to be "levelling off", the World Health Organization says. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6479013.stm
* Alternative therapy degree attack *
UK universities are teaching "gobbledygook" amid a growth in alternative medicine degrees, an expert says. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6476289.stm
* Meningitis 'reduces exam success' *
Battling meningitis as a baby has a damaging effect on later academic achievement, a study suggests. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6472159.stm
* GM mosquito 'could fight malaria' *
A genetically engineered mosquito resistant to malaria is better able to survive than disease-carrying insects. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/science/nature/6468381.stm
* Polish woman wins abortion case *
The European Court of Human Rights awards a Polish woman damages after she was refused an abortion. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/europe/6470403.stm
* Warning over 'legal high' pills *
The UK medicines regulator warns people to stay clear of pills called BZP, the BBC learns. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6466275.stm
* 'Gene therapy for foetuses' hope *
Scientists believe in the future they will be able to cure serious diseases by treating babies in the womb using gene therapy. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6458425.stm
* Lunar dust 'may harm astronauts' *
Scientists investigate the possible threat posed to astronauts' health from inhaling lunar dust. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/science/nature/6460089.stm
* Sleep disorder creates 'Mr Hyde' *
One man tells how he changes from being "mild-mannered" in the day to violent at night. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6465643.stm
* Drop 'kiss of life', urge medics *
Advising first-aiders to give mouth-to-mouth is off-putting and unnecessary, researchers advise. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6454013.stm
* Zinc could be key to eye disease *
Researchers find high levels of zinc in the eyes of people with age-related macular degeneration. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6457427.stm
* Euthanasia doctor avoids prison *
A French doctor gets a one-year suspended jail term for poisoning a terminally ill cancer patient. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/europe/6457289.stm
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