1. A 39-year-old Swiss female tourist has been gang-raped in rural India. She was on a cycling trip with her husband in the Madhya Pradesh state, when 7-8 men attacked the couple. The assailants reportedly tied up the husband, and raped the woman in his presence. This news story is just the most recent account of sexual violence against women to emerge out of India in recent months.
2. The Gillard government will today announce a new national trial of around-the-clock childcare for 500 families in Australia, to find out whether such an arrangement would significantly help shift workers – including police officers and nurses. News.com.au reports that the trial will include ‘in home’ day care options, as well as extended hours at childcare centres. The experiment will cost $5 million.
3. The United States has said it will spend $1 billion to enhance its missile defence system, as the country is concerned by the development of nuclear weapons in North Korea.
4. Queensland busker David Mulder – a ‘real-life statue’ – was captured on video moving more than usual, when he punched a heckler in the face. He was poked and prodded for 20 seconds in the footage, before lashing out. As of Sunday morning, the video had been watched 1,506,229 times.