Mighty Oak in Midst of Soccer Field Named Best European Tree
A towering oak tree in the middle of a grassy soccer field in Estonia was named the European Tree of the Year after 200,000 people cast their votes in February.
Women are making inroads in the government of Bahrain, a tiny Persian Gulf country that first gave women the right to vote and stand as candidates in national elections after the constitution was amended in 2002.
Women are making inroads in the government of Bahrain, a tiny Persian Gulf country that first gave women the right to vote and stand as candidates in national elections after the constitution was amended in 2002. Yesterday Bahrain's government appointed its first woman judge.
The country, with a population of 700,000 is lead by two women ministers in the current government. And, in the upcoming parliamentary elections, twenty-one women candidates will be on the ballot. (AP)
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