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Building a world fit for children
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:54 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Children are not mini human beings with mini human rights, they need proper remedies. It is time for the CRC to make rights a reality for children.
Revealed... the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:03 PM EST (the Mail online)
Women and beauty products - it's a love affair that's been going on for centuries. And no wonder. There's nothing like a new lipstick or favourite perfume to make us look and feel good. Or so we thought...
Tragedy of girl, five, struck by swine flu: A case of wrong diagnosis.
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:46 PM EST (the Mail online)
A five-year-old girl suffering from swine flu died after doctors took two weeks to diagnose her illness, it was claimed last night. Nida Qureshi was seen by three GPs and a hospital doctor who told her parents she may have tonsillitis.
Somali woman, 20, stoned to death by Islamic militants after admitting affair with boy friend
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:42 AM EST (the Mail online)
A Somali woman of 20 has been stoned to death after admitting she had an affair, an Islamic militant judge said today. The woman was a divorcee - but even though she was no longer married, her affair was seen as adultery in the eyes of Somalia's extremist interpretation of Shari …
Schoolgirl, 13, 'gang-raped by boys who filmed ordeal on mobile phone'
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:21 AM EST (the Mail online)
A 13-year-old schoolgirl was gang-raped at knifepoint by three teenage boys who filmed the attack on a mobile phone, a jury heard today. The girl, who had walked out of school after being bullied, was led to the eighth floor of a block of flats for the ordeal which was filmed by …
Nepal wants Indian prostitutes
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:45 AM EST (Mid-day)
This week the anonymous sex blogger Belle de Jour revealed her true identity as a scientist and claimed she enjoyed her work as a prostitute.
I was a student call girl like Belle de Jour - and the shame will never leave me
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:40 AM EST (the Mail online)
This week the anonymous sex blogger Belle de Jour revealed her true identity as a scientist and claimed she enjoyed her work as a prostitute.
Record numbers go hungry in the US
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:29 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
More than a million children regularly go to bed hungry in the US, according to a government report that shows a startling increase in the number of families struggling to put food on the table.
Philippine Fact-finding Team Urges Mideast Maid Ban
Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:27 PM EST (Khaleejtimes)
Some Philippine lawmakers are calling for a total ban on sending Filipinos to the Middle East to be domestic workers, after a fact-finding mission discovered many were treated as slaves and were sexually and physically abused.
Women banned from wearing trousers in Paris
Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:02 PM EST (Telegraph)
A decree banning women from wearing trousers in Paris is still technically in force, it emerged on Monday, making the laissez-faire French capital theoretically stricter than hardline Sudan in the fashion stakes.
US man gets 3 years in prison for sex with horse
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 10:04 PM EST (Hindustantimes)
A South Carolina man caught on video having sex with a horse was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty for the second time in two years to abusing the creature.
The Organic Revolution: How We Can Stop Global Warming
Seeded on Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:58 PM EDT (Common Dreams)
Beyond the gloom and doom of the climate crisis, there lies a powerful and regenerative grassroots solution: organic food, farming, and ranching.
Boy aged just 13 is set to become a father
Seeded on Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:50 AM EDT (the Mail online)
Boy aged just 13 is set to become a father. Pregnancies among girls under 16 – below the age of consent – are also at their highest since 1998. The Government has tried to cut teenage pregnancies by handing out free contraceptives and expanding sex education.
US actually increasing personnel in Iraq: More contractors, fewer troops
Seeded on Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:26 PM EDT (Raw Story)
Despite President Barack Obama's pledge to withdraw US troops from the war-torn country, the US is planning to award contracts to protect US installations at a cost to taxpayers that could near $1 billion.
Artificial Life will be created 'Within Months': Genome Experts claim Vital Breakthrough
Seeded on Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:40 AM EDT (Global research.ca)
cientists are only months away from creating artificial life, it was claimed yesterday.
Karzai pulls ahead in Afghan polls
Seeded on Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:15 AM EDT (AL JAZEERA)
Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, has increased his lead over his closest rival in the race to be the next Afghan president.
Early Afghanistan election results give Karzai narrow lead
Seeded on Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:24 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
The first results from Afghanistan's presidential elections, announced today, gave the incumbent, Hamid Karzai, a slender lead over his main rival.
Where is the Anti-War Movement in the Age of Obama?
Seeded on Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:46 PM EDT (infowar.com)
It appears that most liberal opponents of the wars in the Middle East/ Central Asia have ceased their opposition with the Obama presidency.
US Corn, Cotton & Soybean Yields Could Decline Up To 82% Due to Climate Change
Seeded on Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:42 PM EDT (TreeHugger)
You've undoubtedly seen forecasts about declines in crop yields due to climate change -- whether increased temperatures, increased intensity of flooding in places, or radically decreased availability of water in others, crop yields could take a pretty big hit.
Hydroelectric catastrophe in Russia
Seeded on Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:48 AM EDT (WSWS)
An explosion at Russia's largest hydroelectric power station August 17 has killed or injured scores of workers. Others are still missing, presumed dead.
Opinion: Potential shift in US strategy if Karzai wins
Seeded on Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:35 PM EDT (Digital Journal.com)
Should Karzai win, the Obama administration will be facing a new challange which requires a new strategy; that is, how to deal with a future Karzai government, considering the administration's publicly expressed discontent with his current government.
Obama is turning into a compulsive talker. Blame the cigarettes.
Seeded on Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:50 PM EDT (Telegraph)
By the end of his term the public had become to suspect that Bill Clinton dealt with anxiety and sense of failure with compulsive seduction – by grabbing for a woman, practically any women. Obama may have a different drug.
Young internet addicts
Seeded on Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:44 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Doctors released the first diagnostic definition of internet addiction last year, based on a study of more than 1,300 intensive users.
Witnesses: 2 French journalists seized in Somalia
Seeded on Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:41 PM EDT (China Daily)
"They grabbed the two French journalists and bundled them into their car and sped away," Gafaa told The Associated Press. Foreigners rarely go to Mogadishu, which is among the most dangerous cities in the world, and when they do they travel only in convoys with armed guards.
Dick Cheney 'hid plans to kill al-Qaida operatives abroad'
Seeded on Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:48 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Dick Cheney, the former vice president, ordered a highly classified CIA operation hidden from Congress because it pushed the limits of legality by planning to assassinate al-Qaida operatives in friendly countries without the knowledge of their governments, according to former int …
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Building a world fit for childrenChildren are not mini human beings with mini human rights, they need proper remedies. It is time for the CRC to make rights a reality for children.
- Revealed... the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day
Women and beauty products - it's a love affair that's been going on for centuries. And no wonder. There's nothing like a new lipstick or favourite perfume to make us look and feel good. Or so we thought...
- Tragedy of girl, five, struck by swine flu: A case of wrong diagnosis.
A five-year-old girl suffering from swine flu died after doctors took two weeks to diagnose her illness, it was claimed last night. Nida Qureshi was seen by three GPs and a hospital doctor who told her parents she may have tonsillitis.
- Somali woman, 20, stoned to death by Islamic militants after admitting affair with boy friend
A Somali woman of 20 has been stoned to death after admitting she had an affair, an Islamic militant judge said today. The woman was a divorcee - but even though she was no longer married, her affair was seen as adultery in the eyes of Somalia's extremist interpretation of Shari …
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Evening gowns, saris at Obama's first state dinner
Evening gowns, saris at Obama's first state dinner
Building a world fit for children
Revealed... the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day
Revealed... the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day
Revealed... the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day
Revealed... the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day
Tragedy of girl, five, struck by swine flu: A case of wrong diagnosis.
Schoolgirl, 13, 'gang-raped by boys who filmed ordeal on mobile phone'
Schoolgirl, 13, 'gang-raped by boys who filmed ordeal on mobile phone'