SCE President, Nazanin Afshin-Jam received news from former child-prisoner Reza Alinejad of the imminent execution of Rahim Ahmadi believed to be carried out this Wednesday, February 18th 2009.

Google is providing the money. You provide the idea to improve the world. This post also describes the Global Philanthropy Forum and the Hippo Water Roller.

In other words we are serious about saving whales. We will not be deterred. This is not a game. We are not posturing and posing like Greenpeacers. Our intention is to save the lives of as many whales as possible.

BOGOTA (Reuters) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans were rescued from leftist guerrillas by Colombian troops, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.

Shah borrowed $2,000 from a local trafficker, promising to repay the loan with 24 kilos of opium at harvest time. Late last spring, just before harvest, a government crop-eradication team appeared at the family's little plot of land in Laghman province an

A question: are massive tax hikes against gas guzzling vehicles a good thing?

Choi Seung-kuk, the Secretary General of Green Korea, has officially bowed out as an Olympic torch bearer. Mr. Choi cited China's aggression in Tibet as his main reason for refusing to carry the Olympic torch.

We call on all Jews to include an unlit candle on their Seder Tables this year. The candle symbolizes both the Olympic torch, whose light has been dimmed, and the unmet hopes of a people still living without freedom.

While gasoline prices continue to inch upward, the U.S. still enjoys some of the cheapest fuel in the world. FastCompany.com put together a list of world gas prices that could make you feel better about $3 per gallon gas.

Switzerland plans to lower carbon emissions by at least 20% by 2020, a yearly reduction of 1.5%.