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Protesters rally near the home of a girl who was raped in New Delhi on Oct. 17. The Indian government is trying to improve its emergency response system, particularly in cases of assault.

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India Will Require 'Panic Button' On Cellphones To Report Assault

8:25pm April 26, 2016

by Dana Farrington

By 2017, all new mobile phones will have to be able to send out a distress call. It is part of an initiative to centralize India's emergency response system — and to address violence against women.

Dr. Forster Amponsah is one of two surgeons at the Koforidua Regional Hospital in Ghana. Trained in Cuba, he came home because he felt his skills were needed in Africa.

The Improvisational Surgeon: Cardboard Casts, No Power, Patients Galore

8:08pm April 26, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

A new report says 5 billion people lack access to even the most basic surgical care. Why is surgery ignored in the global health landscape?

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British Inquest Finds Police At Fault For Hillsborough Soccer Stadium Disaster

8:05pm April 26, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

An inquest into the deaths of 96 soccer fans in a British sports stadium has concluded that faulty policing was responsible. The supporters of Liverpool Football Club were crushed to death during a game in 1989. Their relatives had to fight for nearly 30 years to overcome a police cover-up, which included allegations that the fans themselves were to blame for the disaster.

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'Reuters' Reporter Explores Life In Chernobyl 30 Years After Nuclear Disaster

7:38pm April 26, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Matthias Williams, chief Ukraine correspondent for Reuters, about what Chernobyl is like today 30 years after the nuclear power plant exploded.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with members of the press after his annual call-in show in Moscow on April 14.

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For Journalists In Russia, 'No One Really Knows What Is Allowed'

4:52pm April 26, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

Media companies in Russia aren't sure how far they can go without risking government reprisals. But even in such an uncertain climate, many independent news outlets have resisted censoring themselves.

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Victims await the start of the trial of Dutch dentist Jacobus Van Nierop on March 8 at the Nevers courthouse in central France. Van Nierop has since been sentenced to eight years behind bars.

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'Dentist Of Horror' Gets 8 Years For Harming Patients In France

2:57pm April 26, 2016

by Dana Farrington

Jacobus Van Nierop performed "useless and painful procedures" on more than 100 people in a rural French town, the prosecutor argued. He won't be practicing dentistry again.

The body of gay rights activist Xulhaz Mannan rests in a wooden coffin as people pay their respects in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka.

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Editor Of Bangladesh's Only LGBT Magazine Is Hacked To Death

12:43pm April 26, 2016

by Lauren Hodges

The killings of gay rights activist Xulhaz Mannan and his friend are the latest in a recent string of grisly attacks in the country.

Thousands of people in Melbourne, Australia, took to the streets on March 20 during a protest demanding that refugees not be sent to Manus Island in Papua New Guinea or to the republic of Nauru.

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Australian Refugee Detention Center Is Declared Illegal By Papua New Guinea Court

12:22pm April 26, 2016

by Bill Chappell

In their order, the judges said Australia and Papua New Guinea must "take all steps necessary" to stop the "unconstitutional and illegal detention of the asylum seekers."

People Who Are HIV-Positive May Be Aging Faster Than Their Peers

11:58am April 26, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A study finds that HIV infection — or the treatment for it — can have an impact on the way the body ages.

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Police In Cairo Use Tear Gas To Break Up Protests Against Egypt's Government

10:14am April 26, 2016

by Leila Fadel

President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has maintained his popularity through two years of controversy and brutal crackdowns. But on Tuesday there were signs of people getting impatient with his rule.

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