- China's People Problem
- IMF sees 140m jobs shortage in ageing China as 'Lewis Point' hits—"China’s vast reserve of cheap workers in the hinterland is vanishing at a vertiginous pace."
- 'Little emperors': Study says Chinese born under one-child policy cautious, less competitive
- Chinese Blogger Thrives in Role of Muckraker—"Zhu Ruifeng, who became a celebrity of sorts after posting online a sex video involving a government official, says he will release more videos involving others." NYT
- 'Pants' skyscraper? China reacts against latest tall building
- Police: 3 dead after ex-cop vows 'war' on other police, their families—"Dorner blames one retired officer for bungling his appeal to get his job back in an 11-page manifesto, in which he also complained of mistreatment by the LAPD. In that letter -- provided to CNN by an LAPD source -- he vowed to violently target police officers and their families, whoever and wherever they are."
- Police shoot two in Torrance in search for ex-LAPD cop—"Neither incident actually involved the suspect" in the vehicle "similar to the one sought by authorities in a massive manhunt."
- Support Growing For Former L.A. Officer Accused Of Killing Spree
- Berlusconi praises Mussolini on Holocaust Memorial Day
- 'Holocaust was a myth invented by U.S': Aide to Egyptian President Morsi triggers outrage with claim six million 'dead' Jews had simply moved to America
- National Review outraged that Obama called Holocaust 'senseless violence'
- Slavery's Global Comeback—"150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, buying and selling people into forced labor is bigger than ever. What 'human trafficking' really means."
- Selling little girls to pay back debt
- Burmese refugees sold on by Thai officials
- Report due on Magdalene laundries—"Over the 74 years, thousands of single mothers and other women were put to work in detention, mostly in industrial for-profit laundries run by nuns from four religious congregations. Each woman had her Christian name changed, her surname unused and most have since died.
- Irish the 'forgotten white slaves' says expert John Martin
- Scores injured in anti-government protests in Egypt
- Egypt court suspends YouTube over anti-Islam film
- Revolution, Interrupted—"There's a reason Egyptians keep taking to the streets: The Muslim Brotherhood has proved to be little more than the old Mubarak clique with beards."
- Somali woman who alleged rape sentenced to one year—"A journalist who interviewed her was also sentenced."
- I Was Wounded; My Honor Wasn't—"Rape is horrible, but not because you lose your virtue or shame your family." NYT
- Raping women in Tahrir NOT 'red line': Egyptian preacher Abu Islam
- India police arrest 6 in new bus gang-rape
- Minor consent, major crime—Indian Supreme Court overturns the travesty of justice in the Suryanelli case which placed the blame on the girl.
- Freed from jail, man rapes, murders 9-year-old girl—After being acquitted for the rape and murder of another 9-year-old girl.
- Outcry over India gang rape shames some in South Africa
- Meat industry under scrutiny as horsemeat scandal spreads
- Aldi confirms up to 100% horsemeat in beef products—"Supermarket says it is angry with supplier Comigel after tests reveal 30% and 100% horsemeat in withdrawn ready meals."
- Horsemeat scandal blamed on international fraud by mafia gangs
