Written by Endalk A video [1] which shows Ethiopian Prime Minster Meles Zenawi being heckled at the latest 2012 G8 Food Security Symposium in Washington, D.C. has ignited a debate about the role of journalists in authoritarian regimes. Ethiopian activist and journalist Abebe Gellaw is seen in the video shouting [2] “Freedom, Freedom, Meles Zenawi […]
Petrol Racing for Rs 100 Mark
After Sachin Tendulkar 100 hundred, the next 100 that is being talked about is the prices of petrol as to when it will touch the three digit figures. The race for this is on and the confirmation came on midnight 24th May, when the central government announced the hike of petrol prices to unbelievable […]
Brazil: ‘Hands That Cure, Words That Heal’
Written by Paula Góes With their herbs, gestures, prayers and comforting words, the “doctors of the people” are an important element of Brazilian popular culture and religious syncretism. Folk healers are found throughout the country, but play a special role in remote areas, where medical professionals are scarce and allopathic medicine is inaccessible. In a […]
Amanda Knox Case and The Norfolk Four Highlight Irreparable Damage Caused By Wrongful Convictions
The Norfolk Four Michelle Moore-Bosko was raped and murdered in 1997 in Norfolk, Virginia. Michelle was the wife of William Bosko of the United States Navy. Five men were convicted of the crime. Four of these men, Joseph J. Dick Jr., Derek Tice, Danial Williams, and Eric C. Wilson, were wrongly convicted. Dick, Williams, and […]
Western Iraqi Province Sides With Syrian Uprising
Sunni-dominated Anbar province in aid fundraising drive in support of Syrian rebels. By Abeer Mohammed Local leaders in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, bordering on Syria, have pledged humanitarian support for the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Damascus. The move follows last week’s veto by China and Russia of a United Nations resolution […]
Obama Health Act Conflicts with Catholic Hospitals
A new measure is part of public health reform promoted by the government of President Barack Obama led an angry protest of the Catholic bishops in the United States claimed that violates the principles of that church. Federal law requires all employers, including institutions under management of religious organizations to provide health coverage that includes […]
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