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"Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Ahmed Quraishi There is little question that an American-occupied Afghanistan has emerged as the biggest security threat to Pakistan. But you...

UK energy prices rise twice of EU average

The astonishing rise of gas and electricity prices in Britain have been a worrying trend to many British consumers. Those consumers may be distressed today to learn that gas prices in the UK have risen at twice the EU average. This may frustrate them considering that the UK...

Two Nepali School Girls Sold to Mumbai Brothel

The Janadisha daily has reported on Sunday that two Nepali school girls of Bardiya district have been sold to a Mumbai brothel by long-involved brokers for a sum of Nepali Rs. 33,000 to 40,000. Tulasa Hamal and Chandrani Tharu, both not more than 14 years of age, were taken...

Eight Nepali Children Rescued from Indian Circus

According to Nepal-based Esther Benjamin Memorial Foundation, eight Nepali children have been rescued from an Indian circus. The foundation has safely kept them in its child home in Hetauda, a city in central Nepal. The children now rescued were about to be sold to Rainbow...

flickr Staff Heather Champ: Bad Sport - PT I

i received feedback on my anti-flickr postings (on my blog) from some other users. One caught my attention specifically because of pointing the finger at the thread and account deletion god-complex named Heather...

International Recognition of Maoist People's War

Originally published in www.groundreport.com/mohannepali Nepalis Said Goodbye to Monarchy for Ever At 23:26—Kathmandu Time—on 28 May 2008, Nepal’s 240 year-long monarchy was constitutionally abolished by the recently elected Constituent Assembly. However, millions of...

Press Freedom for Human Rights

 Mohan Nepali, KathmanduPresenting a working paper on Press Freedom for Human Rights on the eve of the World Press Freedom Day, media expert Prof. Ram Krishna Regmee on Friday said, “press freedom is citizens’ tool. The media do not inform only but also play...

7 Reasons the Police will always be able to abuse power with impunity

"America’s collective imagination has been atrophied by television and video-games, so much so that nobody can actually picture themselves being abused."

War on Congo's women

Leni provides a large variety of astrological services, workshops, readings and is an accomplished lecturer and writer, in both English and Italian. She has appear on television and radio, and is much in demand for the both traditional and soul centered...

Killers stalk Latino journalists

Today Cuba has a small but active group of independent journalists. They live outside of Cuban society as all elements of life (housing, food, education, work, …) are controlled by the Cuban system. These...

Colombia hails UN help in assisting displaced persons, fighting drug trade

Columbian President Alvara Uribe today thanked the UN for the help it has given the country with its drug trafficking problem and internally displaced people.Speaking at the General Assembly in New York, Uribe...

Mexico is 'out of control' for journalists

British coverage of the problem for journalists in Mexico."Mexico is 'out of control'Unlike Iraq, there is no war in Mexico. At least officially. Despite that, the country is one of the most dangerous to work in...

Guatemala: child theft, adoption, human organ market

Where is the mainstream media on this story?  If this were people other than those as described in this article, would anyone care?  - The Angryindian-------------------------------------------"As...

Ivory Coast: Mutual Amnesty for Civil War Crimes

"Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has signed a law giving amnesty for crimes committed during the civil war. The amnesty, part of a recent peace deal, applies to both the New Forces rebels and the armed forces loyal to President Gbagbo. Last month human rights group...

Rape is not a crime in most of the world, UN says

This is a shocking notion to me, as a North American and a citizen of the world. That the laws are poorly enforced is one thing, but the fact that only 104 in 192 countries (54%!) have even recognized rape as a...

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