More teenage mothers emerge in Texas polygamy probe according to Texas authorities said on April 24th, as they identified 25 more mothers under the age of 18 among those removed from a polygamist compound. There are some 460 minors at the center of what has become the states largest child abuse investigation in history
A U.S. Marine faces a court martial on charges of kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl on Japan's southern island of Okinawa in February, U.S. military officials said on Friday.
Nigeria faces significant polio increases, as the number of cases have nearly doubled, according to new numbers from the World Health Organization, as a low immunization rate has spread natural strain and vaccine-related outbreaks. Nigeria's poor health system and widespread fear over the safety of vaccines hinder government efforts to battle the problem.
Iraq refugee crisis response needs plan of action immediately and a better long-term response from the international community, according to members of the International Rescue Committee's board. While the U.S. should lead efforts, they write, the scope and projected duration of the crisis will require concerted efforts from European and Gulf countries as well.
