Hundreds of thousands of people continue to flee drought in East Africa, walking for days in search of food and water, with aid agencies saying the situation is now extremely serious.



Many of those fleeing have come to the Dadaab refugee complex, in northeastern Kenya, near the borders of Ethiopia and Somalia.



According to doctors in the area, most of the children have severe cases of acute malnutrition and related complications such as anaemia.

"The children are…

Amnesty has accused Israeli forces of war crimes in Gaza, saying they used children as human shields and conducted wanton attacks on civilians, in a report rejected as "unbalanced" by Israel.

The London-based human rights group also accused Hamas of war crimes, but said it found no evidence to support Israeli claims that Gaza's Islamist rulers used civilians as human shields during Israel's massive 22-day…

July 10, 2011 at 09:33 (Palestine, Israel, Corrupt Politics,…

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Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's movement for democracy in Burma is hanging in the balance this week, with the regime threatening a brutal response to her call to free political prisoners. Activists have appealed to the world for help, saying international pressure is crucial to tipping the balance. Let's stand with Suu Kyi and the brave Burmese:



The future of Aung San Suu Kyi and her amazing movement for democracy in Burma is hanging in the balance this…

Scanning the newspaper headlines these days invariably involves encountering a series of unpleasant news items. But if the news in general is bad, the news with regard to the situation of women in many places is even worse. In our own scenario, stories about the disturbingly varied forms of violence perpetrated on women are depressingly familiar. And contrary to popular mythology, the scourge of domestic violence in particular cuts across class barriers and income differentials quite…

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" - Mark 8:36 There have been, throughout our history, human beings, prophets, messiahs and images of GOD that we hold as the greatest in human accomplishments. They embody what we as human strive for. Yet what they have done, and still do, does not represent something that is alien to being a human. In contrast, it encompasses all that it means to BEING…

Dr. Carol Rosin was the first woman corporate manager of Fairchild Industries and was spokesperson for Wernher Von Braun in the last years of his life. She founded the Institute for Security and Cooperation in Outer Space in Washington DC and has testified before Congress on many occasions about space based weapons. Von Braun revealed to Dr. Rosin a plan to justify weapons in spaced based on hoaxing an extraterrestrial threat. She was also present at meetings in the ‘70s when the scenario…

Blood Sugar Off Kilter? Might Be Dehydrated

The Google+ social network has sparked users to create a how-to guide to the invite-only service. It's a must-see.

Titled Google+ Tips and Tricks , the…

Beijing (CNN) -- The Philippines' Foreign Secretary Alberto del Rosario on Friday ended his visit to China aimed at seeking diplomatic ways for the two nations to resolve the South China Sea dispute.

During his two-day visit, del Rosario met with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and held talks with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.

The two sides "agreed not to let the maritime disputes affect the broader picture of friendship and cooperation of the two countries,"…

USDA Owns ‘Organic’ Name! Stifles Farmers Markets

FLASHBACK - Feds grant eminent domain as collateral to China for US debts.

• Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%

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China's Bumpy Road Ahead

Unrest, inflation and an aging populace stand in the way of the Middle Kingdom's touted domination

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By Brandon Smith



July 08, 2011 "Information Clearing House…

The “War On Drugs” Is A $2.5 Trillion Racket: How Big Banks, Private Military Companies And The Prison Industry Cash In

Editor’s Note: After detailing the…

Bachmann pledges to ban ‘all forms of pornography’