Chinese kids get foreign-brand toys

By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer 1 hour, 35 minutes ago ...

Flats culturally suited for Indonesian people

""Many people have said that flats are culturally not suited for Indonesians. I think this is not true," the vice president said when opening a national working meeting of the Indonesian Developers` Association (Aperti) here on Thursday.To support his argument, the vice...

Dutch court rules Srebrenica families can sue U.N.

"Dutch court rules Srebrenica families can sue U.N. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Families of Srebrenica massacre victims have cleared a legal hurdle in their lawsuit against the Dutch state and the United Nations, which they argue allowed the killing of thousands of Muslims, their...

RED CROSS AND MIAMI-DADE FIRE RESCUE HOST “FIRE SAFETY NIGHT” AT SANTA'S ...

"   WHO/WHAT:  In hopes of making a safe holiday season for families, the local Red Cross and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue will host the first ever Fire Safety Night at Santa’s Enchanted Forest. More than 100 children affected by fires this year will be invited to...

Something's Rotten in the Land of Cotton-and in the USDA Too

"Many farm families are close to homeless. Having lost their land in crooked foreclosures, they depend on the charity of relatives and some are actually homeless. They have no permanent place to lay their heads, and that is the greatest tragedy of all."

Yahoo! Agrees to Pay Prisoners' Families

"Congressional representatives made it clear to Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang that apologies wouldn't be enough to quell their anger over Yahoo's role in the jailing of a Chinese journalist (BusinessWeek.com, 11/6/07). What the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee...

Lead in Poker Chips - What's next?

"The Associated Press November 8, 2007, 7:23PM ET text size: TT Ariz. officials warn of poker chip lead PHOENIX Arizona health regulators issued a warning Thursday about a popular brand of high-end poker chips that may contain high levels of lead. The warning about Paulson...

EU 'Blue Card' to target skilled workers

"EU 'Blue Card' to target skilled The European Commission has unveiled a Blue Card for skilled immigrants, based on the US Green Card. The plan would allow suitably qualified people and their families to live and work within the European Union. The EU says it needs 20m...

Should child-care providers be licensed and regulated?

Any program providing care and education to children from two or more unrelated families should be licensed and regulated; there should be no exemptions from this principle. In addition, states should establish complementary processes for professional licensing of...

Bolivia's abandoned children

"In Bolivia, a weak economy and a shortage of jobs means some parents are moving abroad to find work and earn money for their families. But, in many cases, their children are being left behind with no one to care for them. There are telephone shops all over Bolivia, places...

Mexican journalists resign out of fear for their lives

Mexican journalists of the Oaxaca newspaper 'El Imparcial de Istmo' have resigned following the murder of three of the newspapers employees earlier this week.NGO's in Mexico have released a joint statment following the murders, demanding that the Government take the necessary...