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The horrible gang r**e in New Delhi, followed by the death of the victim 2 days ago is dominating the world headlines on New Year's eve. Many festivities in India have been called off. Maybe this country is heading into a new era and making some substantial changes to its shameful women's rights situation?

India's sobering New Year's eve On December 16th a 23-year old student was gang r**ed by six men in New Delhi. She died from her injuries in a hospital in Singapore in December 29th. All six men have been arrested and charged with murder. The name of the victim has not been released yet.

A few good thoughts for the new year. Do you have any ideas to add to the list?

Here is a video about a scene in a bar where the stereotypical roles between men and women are reversed. Worth checking out and seeing how it makes you feel...

What if guys and girls swapped roles at the bar?

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Toronto men walked "a mile in her shoes" to help end violence towards women. This picture says it all.

Well positioned for the World Cup and the Olympics: The NYT is launching an online edition in Brazil in 2013.

'New York Times' to Launch Online Edition in Brazil is expanding its digital reach with the launch of an online, Portuguese-language edition in 2013.

Authorities in Brazil are trying to take control of and clean up some of the most dangerous areas of the country in preparation for the 2014 Soccer World Cup and the Olympic Games of 2016.

Sky News: Brazilian police raid two Rio drug slums Sky News is Australia's leader in 24-hour news.

Malala Yousafzai, a 14 year-old girl in Pakistan got shot. She was blogging about life as a girl in an area ruled by the Taliban. She was one of the best-known schoolgirls in the country. A Pakistani Taliban spokesman told the BBC they carried out the attack. She's in a hospital now where she had surgery. Add her to your hero list.

Young Pakistani campaigner shot A 14-year-old who has campaigned for girls' education is shot and injured in the Swat Valley in north-west Pakistan.

Iran bars women from 77 university courses in 36 universities across the country. The clerical leader Chamenei has been complaining about their slow population growth and would like it to go from 75 million (currently) to somewhere between 150-200 million. These news sadden and frustrate us. There is no cultural excuse for this war on women. Let's not look the other way but tell them how we feel. This is sanctioned by the government. Therefore: shame on you Mr. Ahmadinejad for letting this happen!

Male-order education: Iran bars women from 77 university courses — RT Thirty-six universities in Iran have announced that 77 courses in their curriculum will be “single-sex,” prompting an outcry at home and worldwide over women’s rights in the Islamic state.

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For the team at Ubuntu Now a foul is a foul (on and off the field). This infographic compares some stats from the English Premier League with the La Liga in Spain. The comparison of yellow and red cards is quite interesting. 2310 yellows and 58 reds in Spain vs. 1062 yellows and 158 reds in England. The rules are the same in both countries but they seem to be interpreted quite differently.

EPL v. La Liga: Who Takes European Soccer's Social Media Crown? [INFOGRAPHIC] This infographic examines Europe's two most prominent soccer leagues, La Liga and the EPL, from a social media perspective.