• Iranian officials are now claiming that Esha Momeni, an Iranian American, acted against national security when they arrested her last month in Iran while she was making a documentary of women's activists in the country. • Meanwhile, the Nobel peace laureate Shrin Ebadi says that the Iranian penal code turned women into second-class citizens and uses an "incorrect" interpretation of Islam. • The rise of the internet has stopped many parents from paying taxes on their nannies, which may prove to be more difficult as the economy goes south and nannies require health insurance or get fired and file for unemployment. • Another pregnant woman was rejected from several hospitals in Tokyo, just 11 days before a similar series of rejections caused a pregnant woman to die after giving birth. • The Ministry of Defense is "looking into" allowing women to serve on submarines for the first time in the Royal Navy's history. • Ghada El-Tawli just recently returned to television after she was pulled from her job as an Egyptian anchorwoman after she decided to start wearing a hijab. • Although the risk is low, a new study has found that women with silicone breast implants increase their risk of developing a rare form of lymphoma. •

• A man in Chicago painted a nude portrait of Sarah Palin to be hung in his wife's dive bar because he finds the Republican VP nominee "bizarrely fascinating." • The Chinese government says that they have detained 22 people in a suspected underground network of milk-tainters in connection with the melamine-tainting crisis. • According to a UK study of 1,000 men, boys are impacted and given confidence by male primary school teachers, who account for only 13% of primary teachers in England. • A man jumped into a Florida marina to punch a shark that had bitten his 14-pound rat terrier. The dog is recovering and is not critically injured. • A police officer was surprised to find a mountain lion in a woman's yard in Wyoming after 911 dispatchers interpreted her call about a "big cat" as involving a domesticated feline. •

• Men become less fertile after the age of 24 and a risk of bipolar disorder is increased in children who are fathered by a man age 55 or older. • A North Korean woman is on trial for allegedly sleeping with South Korean military officials in exchange for classified military information. • A sociologist from Canada says that single fathers should not be prevented from seeing their children, even in cases of incest or abuse, because normal contact will help the fathers cope. • A circuit court judge in Florida has ruled that the state's 31-year-old ban on openly gay men and women adopting children is unconstitutional. • Should we encourage senior citizens that are regulated to nursery homes to have sex with each other? Oh, why not. • Hurt in the line of duty! A Florida sheriff's deputy suffered a serious injury after a storm drain grate fell on his arm after he was done rescuing a kitten who was caught in the drain. • Round things that appear next to each other will be chronicled in a these-things-look-like-boobs book (aptly) called One-Track Mind. • A 16-year-old girl in India killed herself after she became consumed with fear that small-scale "Big Bang" experiments in Europe would cause the end of the world. • A man from Santa Clara, California has been authorized to drive around with a vanity plate reading "HIV POZ," showing other motorists that he shouldn't feel ashamed (or keep secret) his HIV status. • An Australian woman was fined yesterday after she sent letters to a convicted sex offender's neighbors telling them that he is a child molester. • The Royal College of Midwives in England is claiming that "freebirths," or births without any medical assistance, are on the rise in America. • Graeme Reeves, the Australian OB-GYN who assaulted and inflicted genital mutilation on his patients, has been arrested and charged with 17 offenses against 10 women, with more coming in. •

• Five interesting facts about Charlie's Angels: The show was first pitched as Alley Cats and showed the women more negatively. • A poll from the UK's Channel 4 reveals that members of the average British household spends 34 minutes a day shouting at each other. • A tall woman discusses the lonely life of the world's tallest woman after her passing. • The city of Calgary, Alberta has OK'd the wearing of hijabs and sari's in public swimming pools, but the wearers will have to stay away from the deep end. • Can you tell a Marcel from a French wist? A beehive from a pompadour? Take this quiz. • Check out Wayne Titus and his daughter Tina Titus, a father-daughter car-racing team and the first father-daughter series champions at the Oxford Plains race.

So is this another case of a former significant other allegedly murdering a fellow soldier? It certainly looks like it. Let's not forget Holley Wimunc, another Fort Bragg solider who was allegedly murdered by her estranged husband and fellow soldier who was stationed at Camp Lejeune. Another pregnant female solider stationed at Fort Bragg was also murdered in January, allegedly by a colleague she had accused of rape. So not only have female Fort Bragg soldiers experienced sexual violence from co-workers but they have also experienced physical violence with male soldiers that they have had relationships with. Is this a disturbing trend, or few unrelated tragedies gaining public attention?

Man Charged In Slaying Of Pregnant Soldier [CNN]
Questions Remain In Slaying Of Pregnant Soldier [Sentinel And Enterprise]