Prejudice blamed for slow governmental response to flooding in Bihar region

Was India slow to warn residents in the flood ravaged Bihar region of rising water levels after the Kosi dam burst? Controversy has been brewing after Goa minister Ravi Naik made racist remarks about people from the...

Dad gets 18 months for forcing girl to kill cat

"MUNCIE, Indiana (AP) -- A man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting that he forced his 7-year-old daughter to kill the family cat by holding a knife in her hand and making her stab the pet. "I am extremely sorry for what I did," Danield J. Collins said during...

Source: Trace of human remains detected in Florida mom's car

"(CNN) -- Investigators have found chemical evidence of human decomposition in the trunk of the car connected to Florida mother Casey Anthony, a law enforcement source said Wednesday. ...

Parts of Detroit's Old City Hall Tossed Aside

Photos taken in 2002 at public event at a Detroit city-owned historic site. These are all parts of a tower that stood atop the 1868 Detroit City Hall (which was unwisely demolished to make way for the Kennedy...

Finnish Children Eat Alone,Travel Alone & Wake Up Alone Say Child Welfare Ref...

The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL) have today drawn attention to the ever-increasing isolation of the Finnish child.   "Parents seem to neglect their children more and more. Even very small children...

Man jailed for mocking dying toddler David Mamo

"AN Adelaide man who cruelly mocked dying toddler David Mamo has been jailed for more than 11 years - but no one will ever face justice for the boy's murder. David John Partridge, 30, taunted the three-year old...

The Exiles: Film about Native Americans Exiled in Their Own Land Revived

Sherman Alexie, who can be a real hoot, has some poignant things to say about this film revival."THE Exiles,” a film about American Indians living on the edge of downtown Los Angeles in the 1950s, is both a chronicle and a casualty of neglect: a movie about a forsaken...

Tiffany Hirst: the toddler left to die alone and unloved

"In a case of neglect that resulted in the death of Tiffany Hirst, 3, a court was told yesterday how passers-by used to see the gaunt face of the toddler staring through the window of her mother’s squalid flat." ...

US May Withdraw Navy Aid Mission from Burma

The US Navy may remove its ships from Myanmar's coast as the military junta continues to stonewall aid efforts."Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday he will make a decision within "a matter of days" to withdraw...

Canada invisible as brands go global

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDoes it surprise any Canadian that very few can name a product "Made in Canada" Brand?With Global World Markets and Big Money scrambling to  purchase  items from...

Shannon mum to stand trial with alleged abductor

The mother of Shannon Mathews, whose dissapearance in February led to one ofthe largest search operations in the history of West Yorkshire Police, is to stand trial in her abduction."The mother of Shannon Matthews...

SF Shelter Standards of Care Hearing - Investment vs. Class Action Suit

So, we are 'down to the wire'.   Its time for this City of San Francisco to 'come clean' with it.   Either we invest money that should have been put in place 15 years ago,  to make Standards of Care to enable and protect our homeless, as a meager...

SF Shelter Standards of Care Hearing - Investment vs. Class Action Suit

So, we are 'down to the wire'.   Its time for this City of San Francisco to 'come clean' with it.   Either we invest money that should have been put in place 15 years ago,  to make Standards of Care to enable and protect our homeless, as a meager...

Man claims investigators violated rights in Mother's death case

"Auchmoody, 61, of Whitestown was charged in November with second-degree manslaughter due to allegations that he let his mother die by neglecting her care. Autopsy results had determined that Edith Auchmoody died from a bacterial bone infection and emaciation due to severe...

Saver Clip: Saving energy in a unique way

"It is not so much aimed at doing something marvelous all by itself, but it helps people understand their responsibility and shows them the amount of energy that they are wasting each time they neglect switching off...

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