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VIDEO: A little green space can make a big difference in blighted city neighborhoods, according to recent research from Philadelphia. It found that turning vacant lots into mini-parks reduced crime and cut rates of depression, especially in low-income areas.

VIDEO: A landmark ruling earlier this month that overturned a ban on gay sex in India has overjoyed the LGBT community, but the road ahead in building societal acceptance will be long and difficult in a largely conservative country. Some activists are making a beginning in schools and colleges where the subject is mostly taboo.

Twenty five years ago, Croat paramilitaries attacked on three sides around the time of morning prayers, leaving one obvious escape route, where they positioned snipers to pick off Muslims fleeing the village of Ahmići in the now picturesque Bosnian Lašva Valley.

The United States’ premier spy agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, is looking to expand its presence around the globe in order to eliminate so-called “intelligence gaps” and take on the growing threat from major powers like Russia and China.

VIDEO: New technologies are helping people who are disabled with physical, cognitive, vision and hearing problems. Some promising new tools include a digital glove that translates sign language, and tactile windows for people who are blind.