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Tell the U.N.: The Rapes Must Stop Now

Petition drive seeks to bring an end to brutality experienced by women in places like Guinea.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Just weeks ago in the West African country of Guinea, countless women were brutally raped in a public stadium when soldiers stormed a peaceful protest. The world reacted with outrage, but Guinea is just the tip of the iceberg.

The group change.org has issued an Action Alert for citizens to share their important voices in this regard: "Tell the UN that violence against women must end now by visiting this link to add your name to list"

Selling Israeli Policy Military Tours Offered to Western Tourists

The tours promoting Israeli military policy does not include a single Palestinian voice on the conflict.

(NEW ORLEANS PNN) - For eight days at the end of October, Western tourists can participate in a tour labeled the “Ultimate Mission” hosted by the Israeli right-wing group Shurat HaDin (Israel Law Center).

Part of the plan to generate Western support for the Israelis includes extensive lectures and tours on what some perceive as the most pertinent current issues: the Wall, checkpoints, and military court.

Members of Congress Blast Claims That Muslim Interns Are `Spies`

CAIR receives death threat after right-wing reps launch Muslim-bashing book.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today applauded statements by members of the U.S. House of Representatives rejecting claims made yesterday by several of their GOP colleagues that Muslim congressional interns are “spies.”

The Council on American-Islamic relations (CAIR) also said that one of its directors has received a death threat after the Wednesday launch of a “Muslim-bashing” book by several right-wing members of Congress.

A Profile In Courage: Turkey Takes A Stand For Justice

Turkey takes the lead in bringing the Goldstone report into the light.

(JACKSON, Miss.) - There is always something compelling about a "David and Goliath" confrontation. Most of us prefer winners to losers, and almost everyone feels a thrill when the underdog takes a stand and prevails.

This is the surprising situation now unfolding in the rising drama of the Goldstone Report on Gaza. Goliath -- in this instance, Israel plus the US in its usual role of Bibi Netanyahu's "Uncle Tom" -- assumed that broad threats and a predictable US veto on the UN Security Council would kill that report. And last week, that seemed likely to happen.

Deadly Indonesian Earthquakes Leave 75 Dead and Thousands Trapped

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered his condolences to the victims of the quake and their families, and said he was closely following reports of the impact of the disaster.

(SUMATRA) - Devastating back-to-back earthquakes have rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, killing at least 75 people and leaving thousands trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, the United Nations humanitarian wing has reported.

A powerful 7.9-magnitude tremor, originating from the same fault-line that produced the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, struck near the city of Padang at 5:16 pm local time, and was followed by a quake measuring 6.2 about 22 minutes later.

UN Security Council Says Security of Brazilian Embassy in Honduras Must be Ensured

Council members stressed the importance of respecting international law through preserving the inviolability of the Embassy.

(NEW YORK) - The Security Council today stressed the need to ensure the security of the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, where ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya has taken shelter since his return to the country earlier this week.

This came after Brazil’s Foreign Minister, Celso Amorim, said that he was gravely concerned that the same people who had perpetrated the coup d’état in Honduras in June might threaten the Embassy’s inviolability to forcefully arrest Mr. Zelaya.

Full text of Ahmadinejad`s Speech to the UN General Assembly

Read the words without the interpretative spin from a FOX News anchor.

(NEW YORK) - It took little time for American media pundits to go on the offensive, condemning Iranian President Ahmadinejad's speech at the UN General Assembly. Debbie Menon with intifada-palestine.com, summed up the immediate political bashing by saying, "The never-ending commentary has begun."

Menon and others who have already read the full text of Ahmadinejad's speech, ask others to read the text and determine whether you find anything outrageous and/or offensive in this particular speech.

Almost a Billion People in the World are Starving

"Millions and millions not served..."

(TEHRAN Press TV) - The increasing price of food has spiked the number of hunger-stricken people in the world by 40 million to reach 923 million in 2008.

According to a recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), more people will fall under the undernourished category if the current economic trend continues in the world.

Christina Aguilera Lends Powerful Voice in Fight to End Hunger

She becomes the Global Spokesperson for World Hunger Relief Effort this Fall; she'll Raise Awareness of Hunger Issue by Appearing in PSA, Advertising, Posters and Online Campaign, FromHungerToHope.com.

(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) - Five-time Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera is giving hunger a powerful voice by becoming the global spokesperson for World Hunger Relief.

Aguilera will help raise awareness of the hunger issue this fall by appearing in a new public service announcement, advertising and posters.

UN Calls on Regional Bloc to Find Peaceful Resolution to Honduran Crisis (VIDEO)

The coup d’état has received widespread condemnation from both within and outside the UN.

(GENEVA) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his sadness at the deaths that have occurred in Honduras following the ouster of President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, and called on the Organization of American States (OAS) to find a peaceful resolution to the ongoing crisis.

Mr. Zelaya was ousted by the military on 28 June, hours before a referendum was slated to be held on changing the Honduran constitution.