Foreign forensics to join investigation

This reporter is mistaken on the numbers recorded dead, the actual figure is 57 but the rest of the report seemly is correct. Forensic's are never that good in the Philippines as the sites get contaminated....

To Prepare for War, G.I.’s Get a Dress Rehearsal

Training really has progressed since I left the forces (Brit Vet), however that's just part of what I see here. At a guess these are part of the forces being pledged to Afghanistan. I always wonder that the...

Ill-omened Russian passenger train may not survive next time

NowPublic already reported today that several carriages came off the tracks as an express passenger train was en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg in Russia.The President of the Russian Federation Dmitry...

France to ban 'psychological violence' in marriage

" PARIS — France is to pass a law banning "psychological violence within the couple" and study the idea of tagging violent partners to prevent them stalking their victims, the government said Wednesday. Prime...

Violent offenders receiving only police cautions

"If you commit a crime and get caught it is reasonable to think that you will go to court, be prosecuted and pay the price for your actions. Not necessarily. In fact, in England and Wales half of all criminal cases brought to justice these days are punished out of court by...

10 Things Seniors Can Do to Help End Slavery

" Human trafficking may sometimes seem like the issue dejour for students and young people, but retired people and seniors have a tremendous capacity for contributing to the abolitionist cause. Activism can help...

How To Learn More About A Tough Topic: Human Trafficking

At the End of Slavery ( International Justice Mission ) has asked me to write a blog to run at the end of the show on October 30, 2009. The Documentary is narrated by Danny Glover.     ...

Tracie Raisner: Gone Forever

This story is of a mother who really didn't "go missing" but vanished right before her son's eyes. This is a story that connects the dots between domestic violence, murder, and a child who will forever be branded as the "kid whose mother got killed."As the trial proceeds and...

Typhoon Ondoy Have left Severe Damage on the Lives of Filipinos

Close to 300 people have died, while more than three million others have been affected after tropical storm "Ondoy" (Ketsana) wrought havoc in metropolitan Manila and some provinces in Calabarzon and Central Luzon regions.Forty-two people were reported missing, while the...

Time's Up! SOS For Victims, Their Families and Communities

Everyday news media outlets shout the headlines of the latest horrendous crime. Whether it be a murder, suicide, missing person, or just a spree of evil laid out upon the world, the news and the court systems are...

Canada 9/11

Probably on Friday this week, the water cooler topic or the Starbucks discussion focused on what happened eight years ago that morning. Perhaps the conversation led to the question, “Where were you when you heard...

Last of Teen Sex Ring Suspects Arrested

Finally 35 year old Ronnie Presley has been arrested for his hanis crimes. After bening taken back to Tulsa, Presley will face human sex trafficking charges for running one of the largest human sex trafficking...

Hudson River Air Collision: More Bodies Found, Relatives React

More updates are surfacing about the tragic mid-air collision between a tour helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River yesterday. All nine people aboard the two vehicles are presumed to be dead. Rescue...

'Little Boy' Reminds the World of Unnecessary Atrocities

Today Hiroshima is mourning the 64th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city by United States forces during World War II. Nuclear weapon Little Boy's blinding blast and its infamous mushroom cloud doomed the...

Prostitution cycle broken as woman sentenced

Everyday we are reading more and more about sex trafficking rings or prostitution rings being busted. We could arrest these rings until we are blue in the face. Until the public gets involved we are going to...

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