Rio de Janeiro Tense After 5 Die in Drug Violence
Region: BrazilAt least five people were killed and eight injured in Rio de Janeiro today in intense clashes between drug traffickers and police, Globo (Portuguese) reports. A police helicopter was shot down and five buses were destroye... more
Views: 2503America in Collapse, Mile Marker 2: the Split Widens
Region: United StatesIt's with an almost desperately heavy heart that this essay, to follow, is being written -- and it's so soon between figurative “miles markers,” first suggested here less than three weeks ago. This is ... more
Views: 2023War and Tribal Tradition Feed Sexual Violence Against Women
Region: CongoTribal customs and the legacy of conflict put women at risk of violence and abuse. By Heritier Maila in Lubumbashi (AR No 231, 1-Oct-09) Simone Maganga still feels deep shame when she recalls how, after her husband d... more
Views: 2456Does eating candy in childhood lead to violence in adulthood, new study asks?
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)A new study raises more questions than it answers. Nutritionists want to know how sugar in candy fed to children ignite criminal acts when they reach adolescent or adulthood? The theory psychologists tell th... more
Views: 8243What's Fueling the Taliban's Insurgency
Region: PakistanBY ALAMZEB KHAN Rapid increase in militancy and terrorism inculcated violence and terror among inhabitants of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and its adjacent Tribal belt (FATA) in Pakistan where feelings, sympathies,... more
Views: 886Is Islam a Bad Religion?
Region: NepalWhat if we call for a fair distinction between the concept of Islam and some of its unfair practices? May be, this is highly essential and also reasonable, regarding the elevating prejudice against Islam, from the world, e... more
Views: 2773WHY PRODUCING JAIN ENLIGHTENMENT FOR GLOBAL WEB TV ?
Region: United StatesWHY PRODUCE A FILM ON JAIN ENLIGHTENMENT IN AMERICA ? Why is Jain Dharma important for today's day and age ? What answers does it offer modern civilization ? Most Jain Dharma's anci... more
Views: 1758Rebia accuses China of disappearing 10,000 Uighurs overnight
Region: China
According to global news agencies, Uighur leader Rebia Kadeer, now in Tokyo, has labeled serious accusations on the Chinese government of disappearing 10,000 Uighurs overnight in the northwest Chinese province of Xinjiang.... more
Views: 2032310 killed by Nigeria's 'talibans' in Bauchi, Yobe n Maiduguri; crises escalate. By Chido Nwangwu, U
Region: Nigeria
USAfricaonline.com Breaking NEWS: 310 killed by Nigeria's 'talibans' in Bauchi, Yobe n Maiduguri; crises escalate By Chido Nwangwu Founder & Publisher of USAfrica & USAfricaonline.com As at 12.30am Tuesday Abuja (... more
Views: 16876New Wave of Violence Against Iraqi Gays
Region: Iraq
Rights advocate speaks of an "extraordinarily brutal campaign", saying hundreds may have been killed in last few months. By IWPR trainees in Baghdad (ICR No. 295, 3-July-09) Iraqi gays are being targeted and killed in... more
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