US administration makes urgent aid plea for IDPs in Pakistan

As reported by Dawn, US administration on Tuesday made urgent aid plea for IDPs (Internally displaced persons) in Pakistan. As a consequence of recent Swat operation against Taliban, more than a million people have...

UNHCR seeks access to 126 Muslim Rohingya boat people in Thailand

GENEVA, January 20 2009(UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Tuesday asked the Thai government for access to 126 detained Muslim Rohingya boat people in order to assess their situation and determine whether any of them are in need of international protection. This follows...

Climate change may uproot 6 million annually:UN

It is areality that climate is all about change, it changes in every second.It is supportive to human existance after the same process of change.But the speed with which it is changing is alarming, this normal...

In Colombia, paramilitary groups still spreading terror

The following article at LA Times, recounts the sad stories known to many Colombians and South America citizens. The paramilitary groups are still spreading violence and causing displacement to neighbouring...

Rape is a way of life for Darfur's women

United Nations peacekeepers say the biggest issue in Darfur right now is the region's systematic rape of women and children." Thousands of women -- as young as four -- caught in the middle of the struggle between...

Olympics: Housing and Promises, Land and Justice.

When one thinks of the Olympics, we conjure up images of honour, integrity, and fair play.   It’s a time when athletes from around the world gather to challenge themselves, to try and set new world...

Washington, DC Displace Me Protest

    Saturday, April 28th, people started arriving down at the mall in Washington, DC to attend the Displace Me rally put on by Invisible Children.  Displace Me organized 15 major nationwide to...

TC Sounds’ “Beast” makes its debut

“At a whopping 400 pounds, powered by 4 incredible 1kw+ continuous amplifiers, with over 8kw available for transients, driving two of the most powerful – lowest distortion drivers ever to make a public debut (twin LHT-5400’s) available with a slave tower to complete the...

A better look at the TC Sounds Beast

These pictures and info were posted to the TC Sounds forum and this monster is just jaw dropping. I know we had already talked about this, but it is worth talking about again. Just be sure you have a good relationship with your neighbors if you plan on buying one of...

'forgotten' crises

While Iraq grabs the headlines in the US, England, and Canada there are many stories going untold across the planet. Médecins Sans Frontières has put out a list of forgotten crises around the world. Are you in...

Why Holocaust Denial Hurts the Palestinian Cause

"They may have been thousands of miles away, but the death camps of Europe had a profound impact on Arab history. By bringing together a macabre assortment of neo-Nazis, Klansmen and other right-wing cranks — many of whom would be just as keen to rid Europe of Muslims as...

Immigrant Laborers Stealing Coveted Hurricane Reconstruction Jobs

Unscrupulous contractors are exploiting low-wage undocumented workers who are stealing reconstruction jobs from locals. There's no such thing as an unwanted local job. However, there is such a thing as an unwanted local wage.

Can America Afford 20 Million More Criminals from the Third World?

The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act has never been enforced. In fact, it has been blatantly ignored by both Democrat and Republican administrations.

Conflict marks efforts to eliminate child labor in Nepal

"Efforts against child labor in Nepal have made tangible progress over the past decade but political instability has resulted in displacement of children and forced them to join labor force, The Himalayan Times reported Monday. The Time-Bound Program (TBP) of the...

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