Today, the Charter for Compassion website is scheduled to go active. The goal is to spread the "Golden Rule" which exists in some form in all religions. All religions and secular beliefs are welcome to help write it and video can also be uploaded.

A Charter for Compassion, crafted by a group of leading inspirational thinkers from the three Abrahamic traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and based on the fundamental principles of universal justice and respect.

The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution that orders Iran to halt nuclear enrichment work, but imposes none of the new sanctions Washington and its allies want.

Myanmar's foreign minister has called for an end to what he called "immoral" sanctions against his country, saying they were harming Myanmar and its people.

The strike reflects anger at the rising cost of fuel, with oil prices above $130 (83.40 euros; £65.80) a barrel. Trade unions say the cost of diesel has become prohibitively high, after rising 300% over the past five years.

One in four teenage girls in the United States has a sexually-transmitted disease, a study has indicated. The study, by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found an even higher prevalence of STDs among black girls.

We still need your help more than ever to ensure that when governments and aid organisations meet in Russia next year they don't just talk about road deaths, but commit to action to prevent them.

In many of the worst-hit areas, the monasteries are the only source of shelter and food for Burma's poorest people. They have been on the front lines of the aid effort since the storm struck. Other forms of aid could be delayed, diverted or manipulated...

Don't be scared of China--the country is perfectly positioned to be our most powerful ally (lack of democracy notwithstanding, of course). But if there is anything to worry about, it's not China's massive military; it's the economy, stupid.

Thailand's repeated assurances it will not curb rice exports have not convinced everyone, with dogged speculation continuing abroad about Bangkok dropping what would be a rice market bombshell.