UN says at least 1500 Child Soldiers fighting for LTTE

UN says that as of last September, at least 1500 children were still serving as Tamil Tiger Fighters. Sri Lankan government says it has taken steps to rehabilitate the Child Soldiers who've been captured or...

Five arrested in shooting death of Augusta, GA man

"Authorities arrested five Augusta teenagers tonight in the fatal shooting of a Grovetown man during what police described as a home invasion. According to police, an unnamed 14-year-old boy and the following others now face a charge of murder in the death of 33-year-old...

The Case Of The “Disappeared” Minority Subprime Borrower

Minorities, the target of Subprime Loans, are now the major losers. A disaster that effects us all. See the report: "Foreclosed: State of the Dream 2008 – examines the racial bias of the subprime mortgage lending crisis, and the resulting huge wealth loss to people of color...

Move Over Happy Gilmore, Here Comes Boo Weekley

One of the unlikely heroes of this weekend's Ryder Cup was Boo Weekley, a 35-year-old Floridian who has earned a reputation as a real-life version of Happy Gilmore, the fictional hockey-player turned golfer made...

Katie Holmes' play draws protest

About 30 people holding placards protested outside of the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway at the preview of Katie Holmes' new play, Arthur Miller's play 'All My Sons'."But no, they weren’t protesting her...

Praise and Protest for Katie Holmes' Broadway Debut

Katie Holmes made her Broadway debut on Thursday night and was praised and cheered on by husband Tom Cruise. "Katie Holmes made her Broadway debut in the revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons Thursday night...

Tilda Swinton Organizes World's Smallest Film Festival

Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton, alongside directors Mark Cousins and Joel Cohen, has founded the Ballerina Ballroom Cinema of Dreams -- a truly enigmatic, creative, and amazing creation that also happens...

Humanitarian Crisis Worsening in Horn of Africa

"U.N. Humanitarian Chief John Holmes says that the long-standing crisis in the Horn of Africa has been made worse by the global food crisis."The point is that large areas of the Horn of Africa, including parts of...

Suri Cruise: best-dressed little girl

"Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri has been named Hollywood's Best-Dressed Little Girl in a new poll. Tom Cruise was seen with his family at a Fourth of July celebration in Telluride, Colorado. Suri has been named Hollywood's Best-Dressed Little Girl in a new poll....

Dog Survives Toto Impression During Tornado

"Dog Survives Toto Impression During Tornado RICHTON PARK, Ill. (CBS) ― Chase certainly doesn't look like Toto from "The Wizard of Oz." He's a big rottweiler, not a little cairn terrier. But he certainly does a...

Black bear spotted in Aiken County, SC

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C.---A black bear was spotted Sunday afternoon off the 118 bypass in Aiken County, and there was another sighting tonight near Beech Island. Stephen Holmes and Amy Burroughs sent us pictures of the bear they saw on Sunday. We aren't sure if it's the same bear...

UN: over 500,000 people uprooted by conflict this year

Despite intervention from Security Council thousands of people are displaced due to conflict every year. People living in troubled zones like Africa, Ivory Coast, Nepal and East Timor  are trapped in the horror of war. " More than half a million people have...

Up to 2.5 million affected in Myanmar cyclone: U.N.

At what point will these rapidly incresing numbers make a difference to the actual distribution of aid at the ground level in Myanmar?"The United Nations said on Wednesday up to 2.5 million people might have been affected by the Myanmar cyclone and proposed a high-level...

Tom Cruise admits to Oprah: 'Things have been misunderstood'

Tom Cruise appeared on Oprah today in the first of two segments. He admitted to her that his crazy couch-jumping on her show before seemed to let off a "confluence" of bad press, but asked if he would take it...

U.N.: 300,000 Have Died in Darfur Since 2006

Despite a global public relations campaign to bring awareness to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, living conditions may have worsened rather than improved, and deaths in the region since 2006...

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