Legitimate Rape, as defined by the Republican Party, is rape in which upon penis having entry into the vagina, a mutated tiger shark with a laser beam attached to its head jumps out of the vulva and viciously attacks the male genitalia.
> "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut the whole thing down." - Todd Akin

Indian police has arrested a second suspect, after the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai. Thursday's attack has triggered protests and an outcry on social media, with many users shocked that it took place in Mumbai, widely considered to be Ind

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(178) / 评论(0) 分类 世界各地新闻集锦

1. Representative Todd Akin says he is staying in the race for Missouri Senate despite comments that women's body can prevent pregnancies in cases of so-called legitimate rape. He is facing growing calls to leave the race. 2. Authorities say two coll

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Opened as safe havens where rape victims can receive emotional support, the International Committee of the Red Cross' counseling centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are also trying to help the women who are pregnant as a result of the rapes.

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Better Coverage of Rape is Needed A recent editorial in the Journal for Public Health calls on the media to do a better job of reporting on sexual violence against women. It says, too often, the media focus on sensational crimes and fail to reveal th

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The fallout from Missouri Congressman Todd Akin's comments on women and rape are shaping up to be a political standoff between him and the Republican leadership. The GOP is pressuring Akin to drop out of the Senate race against incumbent Democrat Cla

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AS IT IS 2013-11-18 Making Spousal Rape a Crime Hello, and welcome back to As It Is from VOA Learning English. Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, our East Africa Correspondent Gabe Joselow is here with a report on how African

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It was in Room 2806, at $3000 a night luxury suite at this hotel behind me where the alleged incident took place Saturday. Arraignment set later this morning for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a man who just 2 days ago was in charge of the world's most powe

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NEW DELHI, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Fearing that the five accused in the horrifying rape case in the Indian capital last month could be lynched by angry crowds, a local court ordered camera proceeding of the hearings on Monday rather than in person at the

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The United Nations refugee agency says it is alarmed at the large numbers of women who continue to be victims of rape and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The UNHCR says more than one third of recorded cases of rape, in the

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1. Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, a conservative Republican candidate for the Senate, is feeling the backlash of a comment that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in a legitimate rape. The Romney campaign is distancing itself from the remark. 2.

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1. President Barack Obama says US thinking on military involvement in Syria would change if chemical or biological weapons came into play in the civil war there. The US has been reluctant to intervene militarily so far. 2. Missouri Representative Tod

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Scandals and Mistakes Influence US Political Campaigns Just as Republicans were preparing to introduce Mitt Romney to the nation, a little known U.S. Senate candidate sparked a controversy. Congressman Todd Akin was asked if abortion should be allowe

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In the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, many families have been battered by war, rape, poverty and a lack of education. However, a humanitarian group says theres a way to help families not only deal with the issues, but rise above them. The east

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政治丑闻对政治人物影响有多大? A hurricane that has slammed into the United States has taken attention away from the race for president - as both major political parties select their nominees over the next 10 days. But a recent storm o

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 February 2008 A United Nations report released February 1shows rape is being used as a weapon in Kenya as the country is roiled in ethnic violence since the December elections. The survey of rape victims was conducted in the

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By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 11 October 2006 Saddam Hussein's genocide trial continued in Baghdad, one day after the ex-leader was expelled from the courtroom. Kurdish witnesses have been telling the court they were raped, abused, and kept in horrible

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NEW DELHI, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Indian police and protesters clashed Sunday at a demonstration zone in central Delhi, while the opposition criticized the government for a secretive and hurried cremation of the body of the victim of the Dec. 16 gang ra

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday defended his campaign, denying accusations that he is running a negative reelection campaign, while jabbing the Republicans. In an impromptu news conference at the White House, Oba

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The gruesome gang-rape and murder of a teenage girl in South Africa has triggered unprecedented uproar against long-existing sexual violence in the country. It has been reported 17-year-old Anene Booysen was badly mutilated and left for dead near Cap

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BBC News with Marion Marshall The internationally recognised winner of the presidential election in Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has called on the West African regional grouping Ecowas to send in special forces to remove his rival Laurent Gbagbo f

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