Raj thackeray's Supporters Out Migrant Workers

"Patna (ABC Live): Activists of the Maharastra Navnirman Sena have caused many north Indians to return to their homes"

Indonesians protest push to make Suharto hero

""We held this protest to refuse the calls for the hero title for Suharto as he committed a lot of human rights violations when he was a president," Mustar, an activist, was quoted by Reuters as saying.He was...

School's Plans Upset Area Residents

" Plametto Bay's residents are upset about a purchase of 33 acre mango grove by Palmer Trinity Private School. The mango grove lies south of the school's current campus at 7900 SW 176th Street. The school's property now runs from SW 176th on the North to SW 184th St on the...

Police end Dresden tree sit-in

Something tells  me this isn't going to go away..."DRESDEN, Germany - German police broke through a blockade of activists and felled a 200-year-old beech tree on Tuesday to clear the way for a new bridge over the Elbe river that is opposed by environmentalists and...

Bo Derek launches Canadian campaign against horse meat

""A lot of the horses that would have gone to slaughter there are being shipped to Canada and Mexico," said Derek, who was invited to this west coast city to launch the Canadian campaign by the Canadian Horse Defense Coalition."Most people don't know what's going on," said...

Israel-Palestine Mediation Bush-style

"Mediation Bush-style Bush's visit to Israel was preceded by the seizure of swathes of Palestinian land and the announcement that there will be no halt in settlement building. What hope for negotiations then, asks Saleh Al-Naami Click to view caption OFFICIAL VERSUS POPULAR:...

Guantanamo: Illegal and Unjust

"Rights-free zones: illegal and unjust Mukul Sharma The Guantanamo model signifies the abandoning of basic principles of human rights. It de-legitimises us. “O Father, this is a prison of injustice. Its iniquity makes the mountains weep. I have committed no crime and am...

Obama Leads by 10 in New Hampshire as new poll shocks Clinton camp

"Obama-mania in New Hampshire as new poll shocks Clinton camp By David Usborne in Milford, New Hampshire Published: 06 January 2008 Senator Barack Obama has been catapaulted by his Iowa victory into a sensational...

Beijing allows Hong Kong to elect its leader by 2017

"HONG KONG: Hong Kong will be allowed to directly elect its leader in 2017 and all of its lawmakers by 2020 at the earliest, China said Saturday, an announcement that sparked protests by pro-democracy activists who sought an earlier date. "A timetable for obtaining universal...

Foreign climate change activists deported from Indonesia

""They were deported via Sukarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta yesterday (Tuesday)," he told AFP. The three -- Shibu Nair from India, Gigie Cruz from the Philippines and Neil Tangri from the United States -- held tourist visas and these had been violated when they attended the...

Electricity Revives Bali Coral Reefs

"Electricity revives Bali coral reefs By JOSEPH COLEMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER photo A reporter inspects corals growing on a metal structures submerged by conservationists and fed by electrical cables linked to the shoreline, in Pemuteran bay, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday,...

World AIDS Day: How Far Have We Come

Update: We're thrilled by how many photos you guys and gals are adding to this story. Check out the ever-growing slideshow by clicking down in the lower right of the media column.  Today is World AIDS Day,...

Barbra Streisand backs Clinton`s White House bid

"Streisand, a longtime supporter of the New York senator's husband, former President Bill Clinton, is the latest show business luminary to back Clinton's White House run, following directors Steven Spielberg and...

Islamists protest US Navy Cyclone Sidr relief

"Dhaka, Nov 24 - Several hundred activists of the radical Islamic group Hizb ut Tahrir staged protests here before the arrival of two ships of the US Navy for distributing relief supplies among cyclone-affected...

Dove Viral Draws Heat From Critics

The beauty industry is in the eye of the beholder.  Behold the blowback...""Onslaught," from Ogilvy, Toronto, has amassed about 1 million views on YouTube since its Oct. 1 debut, still well under the 12...

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