A study has found that drinking culture is prevalent in some of the schools, where the majority of the students are white and middle class. It has also, revealed that teenagers are most likely to drink alcohol and consume it frequently, in case they are white or non-religious. The details of this report have been published on the website of the Department for Education.

A study conducted by the South African Medical Research Council reports women in abusive relationships are at a higher risk of becoming infected with HIV.
 
Researchers found South African women in unequal relationships, compared to those who had more equality in their relationships, had a higher rate of HIV infection.
 

A new study has revealed that teens whose mothers suffered from depression during pregnancy face an increased risk of displaying antisocial behavior, including violence.

A high level delegation from UAE recently held a meeting with UN committee apprising the body regarding progress made by the country in securing better place for women in the society, traditionally known for having discriminatory view for women.

In what is being viewed as a definite split with the Roman Catholic bishops over the proposal that the possible revamp of the healthcare bill by the Obama Administration has a compromise stance when it comes to abortion related expenses, the country's Catholic hospitals have hinted that they support the Senate's compromise on the matter, fueling hopes of breaking an impasse in Congress and starting up a controversy in the church.

A recent study carried out by Scott Schieman, Sociology Professor at the University of Toronto, has revealed that younger parents, who are also less educated, tend to get angry more often than others. While more educated parents get angry as well, the frequency is lower as compared to those who have not received a complete education. The findings about the emotion have come after an analysis of data collected after a national survey of over 1,000 Americans aged 18 and above.

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), a national institution under the Abu Dhabi Government has announced that it has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Grameen Trust of Bangladesh.

The sources informed that the MoU aims at defining collaboration between the two parties in order to palliate poverty in Bangladesh as well as developing countries by assisting unprivileged communities strengthen sources of livelihood.