A former Roman colony, Libya is a mostly desert country which saw invasions by Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Turks and more recently Italians before gaining independence in 1951.

Col Gaddafi is the longest-serving leader in the Arab world, having ruled Libya since he toppled King Idris I in a bloodless coup at the age of 27.

Urge Asad to release activists detained solely for exercising rights to freedom of expression & association. Hundreds of political prisoners, denied fair trials; torture & ill-treatment commonplace. 12 activists, inc former mp, currently on trial.

Abusive child labor is a symptom directly related to the problems of poverty in the developing world.

On September 20, peace activists will mobilize to knock on a million doors in communities across the country. Our mission is to ask our friends and

Well, the Games have certainly had a lasting effect on one part of Chinese society - the 1.5 million men, women, and children expelled from their homes in Beijing to make room for the construction of Olympic facilities and urban beautification projects.

BOYCOTTS WORK IF ENOUGH PEOPLE STOP BUYING FROM AUSTRIA! No more made in Austria or Austrian Brands like Swarovski and RED BULL!

One architect came to the innovative ideas that could solve problem of raising the level of sea, and solution is, according to his idea, the floating city.

Do Ngoc Bao Tram, at 18-months-old in Thien Co private kindergarten, had her mouth glued shut by a teacher to keep her from crying. She died.

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