India to tighten laws to stop female infanticide
INDIA plans to tighten laws banning tests to
determine the sex of unborn babies in a bid to curb the killing of
thousands of female foetuses, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss
said.
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A dozen bombs rattle Thailand's south injuring 6
SUSPECTED Muslim insurgents exploded over a
dozen homemade bombs at provincial government offices in Thailand's
restive south on Thursday, minutes before a scheduled visit by the
country's deputy prime minister, police said.
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New law to curb rising suicides
Japan's parliament was set to approve a law that
would compel authorities to tackle the nation's alarmingly high
suicide rate, including calling on employers to provide mental
health care for staff.
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