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What Can Love Conquer?

Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink, said the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - There is a young couple, both 17, under threat of death in Afghanistan. He is Rafi Mohammed and she is Halima Mohammedi.

They met in an ice cream factory and exchanged furtive looks and hellos until one day she put her phone number on a scrap of paper and dropped it for him to pick up.

No More Faith in Colombo`s Peace and Reconciliation: Indian Women

"We strongly condemn the Indian government's silence and active participation in many of the human rights violations meted out by the Sri Lankan government..."

(CHENNAI TamilNet) - Prominent women’s rights activists in India said this week that they had stopped believing in Colombo's periodic pledges to bring about reconciliation in the country, reports Indian Express.

The activists faulted the Sri Lankan government for not acknowledging the range of rights violations committed by its armed forces.

Police Say Armed Man Threatened Park Volunteer and Used his Daughter as Human Shield

An actual 'human shield' incident.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland Police officers assigned to East Precinct responded to Mt Tabor Park on a threatening man armed with a gun threatening Tuesday, at about 5:06 p.m.

Officers say the suspect, 32-year old Hugh Brandon Neustel, spit on a park volunteer, then got a gun out of his car and threatened the volunteer.

Roger Waters` (Pink Floyd) Song for Gaza

New version of "We shall overcome" is a tribute to the suffering in Gaza.

(NEW YORK) - Over the new year 2009-2010, an international group of 1500 men and women from 42 nations went to Egypt to join a Freedom March to Gaza.

They did this to protest the current blockade of Gaza. To protest the fact that the people of Gaza live in a virtual prison. To protest the fact that a year after the terror attack by Israeli armed forces destroyed most of their homes, hospitals, schools, and other public buildings, they have no possibility to rebuild because their borders are closed.

3-Year Old Boy Dies After Being Tortured, Burned by Baby Sitters

As we lament the death of a small Jewish boy in Brooklyn, an African-American child tortured to death is remembered also.

(PHILADELPHIA ) - Your Black World reports that this week, police said that a 3-year old boy died after being tortured by the adults responsible for his care.

Jaquinn Brewton’s death was ruled a homicide when he was taken off life support. Police say that he was kicked, punched and had his hands, feet and rear end burned with a blowtorch.

Israeli leaders understand the futility of military adventure against Iran: Interview with Abolghasem Bayyenat

In-depth interview includes discussion of the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, the prospect of Iran-West relations and the politics of Israel's nuclear activities.

(TEHRAN) - Abolghasem Bayyenat is an independent political analyst writing mainly on Iran’s foreign policy developments.

Over the past decade, his political commentaries and articles have appeared in numerous popular media and online journals.

Caylee Searchers Sue; Padilla Vows to Target Attorney Baez

“The organization is considering bringing claims against any person that might be civilly liable for the damages it suffered in expending a tremendous amount of monetary- and human resources on a search that, unfortunately, was unnecessary,” - Plaintiffs’ attorney Marc Wites

(SACRAMENTO) - A search-and-rescue group this week filed a lawsuit in Florida amid claims it spent over $100,000 looking for two-year-old Caylee Anthony in intensive but futile efforts in 2008.

Texas EquuSearch Mounted Search and Recovery (TES) alleges unjust enrichment by Caylee’s mother, Casey Anthony.

Abir Aramin was shot in the head, but nobody shot her

No one has been punished and no one will be punished.

(TEL AVIV) - On Sunday 10 July 2011, 8 Tammuz, the legal seal of approval was given to the book The King’s Torah [1] by Israel`s High Court of Justice, which ruled that the child Abir Aramin, age 10, who was shot in the head three years ago in Anata, was struck by a bullet that came from an unknown rifle fired by unknown soldiers or police.

The projectile that was found under her small body has found no home, and it might as well stop searching.

Act now on Agent Orange

So far, we have failed, and we have to admit it, but we have a unique chance to make a statement now.

(LONDON) - When I land at the airport in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29, I know I will be met by friends who have suffered a great wrong.

They are the victims who have fought an ongoing battle against one of the world’s most egregious crimes: the dumping of 80 million litters of toxic defoliants over southern Vietnam.

Phylicia Barnes (In Memorial @ 16)

Help is needed for thousands of lifeless innocent teens...

(CLEVELAND) - On the 20th of April, 2011, two bodies were recovered near the Conowingo Dam by Maryland State Police. The following day one of the remains were positively identified through dental records to be that of missing North Carolina teen Phylicia Barnes.

The Baltimore Police Department is now working jointly with the Maryland State Police to investigate the circumstances of her disappearance and subsequent death.