THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WOMEN

 

WAY TO GO FRAULEIN!!!!

A 95-YEAR-OLD German woman solved a series of mystery thefts in a retirement home when she set a trap, hid in a toilet, and caught the thief red-handed.

“It was a real case of Miss Marple,” a police spokesman in the eastern town of Saalfeld said.

“It's good to know there are still courageous old ladies out there.”

The elderly sleuth left cash out in her room as bait and then withdrew to the toilet to lie in wait.

A cleaner then entered and pocketed the money, unaware she was being watched.

“Then the old lady hit the alarm button in the toilet and staff in the home nabbed the cleaner,” the spokesman said.

The cleaner, 36, later confessed to police she was responsible for other thefts from the home near the spa resort of Bad Lobenstein.

 

* Ugandan adultery law 'too sexist' *

Uganda's adultery law is scrapped as it treats married women differently from men, a court rules. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/africa/6528869.stm

 

Protester Pushes Pelosi on Women's War Stance By Allison Stevens - Washington Bureau Chief

Anti-war activist Tina Richards is urging lawmakers to pull out of Iraq and advocating for the leadership of women in making the case for peace. After two public run-ins on Capitol Hill in March, Richards and others are disappointed with Democrats.

Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3122

 

* Joan of Arc remains 'are fakes' *

Bones believed to be the holy remains of Joan of Arc in fact belong to an Egyptian mummy and a cat, tests show. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/science/nature/6527105.stm

 

* Obama fundraising rivals Clinton *

US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama raises $25m in campaign money, rivalling Hilary Clinton's fund. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/6527081.stm

 

* Jamie's top dinner lady to quit *

Jamie Oliver's top dinner lady Nora Sands is to leave her job at a south London school. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/6521213.stm

 

Lesbian Palestinians Break Social Taboos By Brenda Gazzar - WeNews correspondent

The group Aswat--Voices in Arabic--is breaking the silence for Palestinian Arab lesbians. On March 28, it held its first public conference and released a groundbreaking book despite bitter opposition by the Islamic Movement.

Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3119

 

* Mirror apology for Kate picture *

The Daily Mirror apologises for publishing a photograph of Prince William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/6511047.stm

 

THE NOT SO WONDERFUL WORLD

 

* Long-hours threat to family life *

The education secretary rejects warnings that children can be damaged by long hours in childcare. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/6526193.stm

 

* Indonesia Playboy editor cleared *

A judge clears Playboy's editor in Indonesia of printing indecent material, ruling the magazine is not pornographic. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6528529.stm

 

* Cyber bullying threat to teachers *

Teachers want much tougher protection from website insults  from pupils. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/6522501.stm

 

* Cocaine baron jailed for 30 years *

The boss of a lucrative international drugs smuggling empire is jailed for 30 years. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6520543.stm

 

* Relative charged over Ellie death *

The grandmother of a girl who was killed in an attack by a pit bull terrier-type dog is charged with manslaughter. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/6522105.stm

 

Iraqi Women's Freedom Vanishing: Read All About It By Sheila Gibbons - WeNews commentator

War coverage has begun to pay more attention to the vanishing freedoms of Iraqi women, says Sheila Gibbons. But there's still not nearly enough coverage of this outrage.

Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3120

 

International Iraq Refugee Crisis Engulfs Women Silenced by Rape By Rasha Elass - WeNews correspondent

An Iraqi woman who survived a rape before she and her family moved to Lebanon is finding a way to talk about her ordeal. But aid workers say that in the major Iraqi refugee communities of Syria and Jordan this war wound goes unmentioned.

Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3116

 

NEWS FROM THE UN

 

UNESCO POSTHUMOUSLY HONOURS SLAIN RUSSIAN JOURNALIST ANNA POLITKOVSKAYA New York, Mar 30 2007  3:00PM Anna Politkovskaya, the esteemed Russian journalist and outspoken human rights campaigner who was killed last October, will be awarded the prestigious 2007 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, the first time the honour has been bestowed posthumously in its 10-year history.

 

Particularly well-known for her coverage of the conflict in Chechnya as a columnist for the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, her work was recognized worldwide. She was the recipient of the Golden Pen of Russia award and the Special Diploma of the Jury of the Andrei Sakharov Prize “For the Life Sacrificed to Journalism,” among many others.

 

Ms. Politkovskaya, who was born in 1958, was killed in the entrance of her home on 7 October 2006.

 

HEALTH

 

* Hybrid embryo ban 'unnecessary' *

Research to create human-animal hybrid embryos should be regulated instead of banned in the UK, say MPs. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6524883.stm

 

 * Med diet 'could prevent asthma' *

Eating a Mediterranean diet could protect children from respiratory allergies and asthma, a study suggests. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6525237.stm

 

 * New drug for HIV 'shows promise' *

A new HIV drug has shown promising results when combined with an existing treatment, researchers say. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6522845.stm

 

* Womb transplant pregnancy success *

Four sheep have become pregnant after having their wombs removed and then reconnected, say scientists. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6523109.stm

 

 * Red meat 'ups breast cancer risk' *

Eating red meat significantly increases a post-menopausal woman's chance of breast cancer, research suggests. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6523009.stm

 

 * Firm in GM insulin breakthrough *

Insulin produced by GM plants - with a human gene added - could be on the market in three years, a Canadian company says. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6518787.stm

 

* Overweight 'higher asthma risk' *

Overweight people are at 50% higher risk of developing asthma, a study says. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6512125.stm

 

 * Radiation risk 'like pollution' *

People's exposure to radiation carries a lower health risk than many imagine, a study suggests.

Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6518125.stm

 

 * Baby 'name test' may spot autism *

Routinely checking whether one-year-olds can respond to their name could help pick up autism earlier, experts believe. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6509469.stm

 

* Heart valve grown from stem cells *

British scientists grow part of a human heart from stem cells for the first time. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6517645.stm

 

 * US 'must regulate car pollution' *

The US Supreme Court rules the government was wrong to say it did not have the power to regulate vehicle emissions. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/6519923.stm

 

 * Magnolias face 'perilous future' *

A report finds that over half the species in the magnolia family of plants are facing extinction. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/science/nature/6511985.stm

 

Mojadidi Opens Her Lens to Afghan Motherland By Sharon Johnson - WeNews correspondent

In post-Taliban Afghanistan, filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi profiled her father's struggles as a doctor in a maternal ward in deplorable conditions. Her new film, "Motherland Afghanistan," is an indictment of the neglect of maternal health issues.

Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3117

 

Keroack Resigns; Pregnancy Bias Claims Rise By Bowen and Moawad - WeNews correspondents

Anti-choice official who oversees the federal government's family planning services has resigned. As pregnancy discrimination complaints reach a new high.

Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3115

 

* Breastfeeding alone cuts HIV risk *

Exclusive breastfeeding cuts HIV transmission risk, a study finds. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6507309.stm

 

 * New low-cost vaccine for Africa *

Pharmaceutical giant GSK is to begin registering a vaccine for meningitis to be used at low prices in Africa. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6508985.stm

 

 * Untried cancer drug bought on web *

Patients are buying an experimental cancer drug over the internet, it has been reported. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/health/6506113.stm

 

U.S. Girls' Early Puberty Attracts Research Flurry By Molly M. Ginty - WeNews correspondent

A landmark study tied obesity to early breast development and another showed the average age of menstruation has dropped nearly a year in the past half century. Researchers say that early puberty among girls can indicate other problems to come.

Full Story: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3113

 

 

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