NEW DELHI: The capital has, for the first time ever, recorded a positive sex ratio. Almost 19,000 more girls were born in Delhi in 2008 than the year before, taking the ratio to 1,004 girls for every 1,000 boys. Continue Reading

UNITED NATIONS: A new U.N. report estimates that 50 million women in Asia are at risk of becoming infected with the HIV virus from their husbands or long-term partners Continue Reading

Beginning with the infamous Mary Kay Letourneau case in 1995, Americans have been fascinated with female teachers who cross the line and have sexual relationships with their students. Continue Reading

CPJ research indicates that the following individuals have been killed in 2009 because of their work as journalists. They either died in the line of duty or were deliberately targeted for assassination because of their reporting or their affiliation with a news organization. Continue Reading