INDIA: 'Gays can't be denied rights over moral grounds'

" 26 Sep 2008, 0251 hrs IST,TNN  NEW DELHI: Gay rights activists on Thursday contended before the Delhi high court that the government cannot infringe upon their fundamental right to equality and continue to...

Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws

"Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws by ACLU Blog of Rights (03 Sept, 2008) The court battles over medical marijuana and state versus federal laws continues For the first time, a court has recognized that a concerted effort...

My Two Mums

NEW SOUTH WALES - Monday saw a new law come into force in NSW, that will allow a child's birth certificate to list the name of two mothers.The NSW Attorney-General John Hatzistergos first announced this...

Spielberg Donates $100,000 to Support Gay Marriage

Following Brad Pitt's $100k lead from last week, Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw have joined the fight for gay rights and matched Pitt's donation of $100,000 to oppose California's Proposition 8 which...

Burma's secret schools of dissent

READING, WRITING, MATH? Burmese monks are adopting teaching methods used in secret refugee schools in Thailand, to break out from robotic learning in state schools. " Mae Sot, Thailand; and Rangoon, Burma - Deep...

Serbian Gay gathering attacked, US man injured

" © AP 2008-09-21 17:41:01 - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbian police say nationalists have attacked a gay gathering, injuring three people, including a U.S. citizen. Police official Slobodan Vukelic said...

Venezuela expels two after Human Rights Report

The Venezuelan government expelled two employees of Human Rights Watch on Thursday night after they became upset at their documentation of political discrimination, intimidation of union members and a subservient judiciary about the actions of the government."Armed men in...

Senator Obama: First Live Interview with Local Gay Press

Philadelphia Gay News (PGN) publisher, Mark Segal, secures first live interview with Democratic presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, on the issues faced by the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgender...

Brad Pitt Donates $100,000 To Support Gay Marriage

Actor Brad Pitt is putting his money where his politics are, by donating $100,000 to support same-sex marriage in California. "Film star Brad Pitt has donated 100,000 dollars to oppose a California referendum...

South American leaders support Morales

The political crisis in Latin America has intensified, with Bolivian president Evo Morales accusing the United States of giving aid to the breakaway rebel region in the east. Morales expelled the American...

Obama blasts GOP on economy

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama laid into the Republican opposition Monday as Americans awoke to fearsome news from Wall Street — the disappearance of two investment banking stalwarts — as the U.S. economy faced what he called "the most serious financial...

First anniversary of landmark UNdeclaration on indigenous peoples

" UN expert marks first anniversary of landmark declaration on indigenous peoples. 13 September 2008 – A United Nations independent expert today commemorated the first anniversary of the General Assembly's...

ESPN wins Champions League rights

"EPSN-Star Sports secured the ten-year commercial rights for broadcasting the Champions League T20 for US$900 million. The deal gives the network the global commercial rights for every Champions League match from this year’s inaugural event in December until 2017."

Eyewitness Of Spragga Benz Son Death Speaks Out

watch the video confession of the young man who was with Carlton Jnr when he was gunned down in cold blood by Jamaican police. Click Here to Watch The exclusive video !! The Reggae News Agency...

Rights watchdog to Pakistan govt: Ask US to halt strikes in tribal region

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has asked the Pakistani government to take meaningful steps to prevent loss of life and property in the tribal areas of the country in raids by US-led coalition...

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