Beirut / Addis Ababa — Celebrating Labor Day on Thursday, Ethiopia has officially banned all travel of its citizens to Beirut in search of jobs. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs disclosed. Ethiopia passed the bill after it made a detailed study of the human rights violations and domestic violence Ethiopian migrants face behind […]
Americans Buy the Drugs — So US Should Help More, Says Calderon
The death of policemen in the Mexican drug wars can be laid squarely at the feet of Americans who are buying the drugs, Mexican President Felipe Calderon told US border governors this week. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, and Texas Governor Rick Perry met with Calderon in Mexico City to discuss […]
The Art Of Managing Stress
What is stress? It is nothing but losing control of events. The body registers stress by means of the hypothalamus interacting with the pituitary gland and by an incredible relay system of ‘stress hormones’ produced by the adrenal glands called epinephrine or adrenaline, orchestrate the body’s reaction to stress. Stress can be broadly classified into […]
Politicians Stymie Belgrade War Crimes Trials
By Caroline Tosh in London and Aleksandar Roknic in Belgrade The failure of Serbian politicians to back war crimes prosecutions is severely hampering work at the Belgrade war crimes court, say observers. Prosecutors, who are subject to frequent intimidation, complain they lack adequate funding, while rights groups say investigators are prevented from pursuing high-level suspects. […]
Our Great Work of Civilization: Violence, War and Plunder in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
King Leopold II purchased what became the Congo Free State (CFS) because it contained “unspeakable richness” and was merely lacking an “enterprising capitalist” to exploit its resources. His personal acquisition of the CFS in 1885 gave freedom to Western capital, and death and enslavement to the indigenous population. The recent conflict in the Democratic […]
FAMILY SERVICES:DO THEY REALLY HELP??
So much had been heard about so-called welfare services in some Western countries,& sadly,more often than not,we normally hear about horror stories of children being taken away from their families,of fathers being unlawfully accused of abuse & of mothers being seen as "mentally ill" & "unfit to parent kids" by these group of people. In […]
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