More on the One Girl initiative

" As many as 20,000 Nepalese girls are trafficked to India every year, according to Siddharth Kara’s 2008 book, “Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery.” They’re taken across the border,...

6,000 rare Irrawaddy dolphins found off Bangladesh coast

6,000 of the rare Irrawaddy dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Bangladesh, which is a hopeful sign that the species is making a comeback. They are however, threatened by climate change and fishing in the region and they will need supervision and care in order for...

Chinese sex mafia busted

"The boss of Peach Blossom Palace is spotted In Ghana's most expensive casino, wearing Gucci shades, a golden brown Emperio Amani tuxedo and a custom-made Rolex wrist watch. Scores of raunchy mini-skirted Chinese...

Tougher human-trafficking laws lauded by experts

I truely believe this is because of all the hard work Glendene Grant had done to find Jessie and all the publicity it has gotten. I'm enclosing a statement made by Glendene in an article she posted. This was in...

Human trafficking a reality

" By Emily Charrier-Botts INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITEREditor's note: This is the first in a two-part series that will look at human trafficking in Sonoma County. The first part will deal with human trafficking for...

Horror of teen sex slavery not foreign woe; it's here

Theresa Flores has been where no teenage girl at 15 should ever had to go. Sad but true, yes, here in the United States we have a thing called Human Sex Trafficking. There aren't great big neon signs out front...

Learning to Speak Wolf

"   Woman Risks Her Life for the Wolf Man She Loves  There is hunger in the forest at night. A wild cry is heard beyond the trees as darkness falls. It is the witching hour of stealth and surprise,...

New imaging technology best for detecting vulnerable plaques

"New imaging technique optical coherence tomography (OCT) is better at detecting vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques than current methods, say researchers."

At Least Five Million in UK Suffer 'fuel poverty'

A British energy watchdog has released a new report showing that at least 5 million homes in the UK are living in fuel poverty - that is they spend more than 10% of their income on fuel. This number is up a full million from last year's numbers. At least 2.75 million of those...

Palin on Ahmadinejad: 'He Must Be Stopped'

"By SARAH PALIN | September 22, 2008Governor Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, was scheduled to speak today at a rally in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to protest the appearance here of President Ahmadinejad of Iran. Her appearance was canceled by rally organizers...

Brown faces fresh by-election as Labour MP John MacDougall dies

It's safe to say that the last thing UK prime minister Gordon Brown needs tight now is another by-election, but it looks like that's exactly what he's getting. Labour MP John MacDougall, who represented...

Orphaned children in care abused, beaten

Sad facts in state orphanages and foster homes...nearly half of the children said they have negative experience in care. " VULNERABLE children in Victorian state institutions were treated "as things, not human beings", a disturbing new report reveals. Children were...

Plan to send Mideast refugees to Sudan draws protest

Is Sudan the only place to save those refugee?! Is that the right choice?! Do UNCHR fully aware about the safety for those refugee?!"Palestinian refugees along the Iraq-Syria border are so desperate, they may...

Internet Security: Browser Problems Only Tip of the Iceberg

A very good study and analysis of security on the Internet points out not only vulnerabilities in add-ons, but the public's perception of the lack of "sell by" dates for software." Just as a floating iceberg only exhibits part of its mass above the waterline, we believe that...

Child safety laws mean adults 'scared to approach children'

"Adults are afraid to interact with other people's children because they fear being labelled a paedophile, according to a report published today by the thinktank Civitas.The report, Licensed To Hug, calls for...

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