In a response to the US failure to remove its status as a state that sponsors terrorism - after it destroyed the cooling tower of the Yongbon nuclear plant - North Korea plans to rebuild and restore the plant for an eventual re-start.

Nigerian militants on Monday attacked a Shell-operated oil facility, killing two and forcing the evacuation of nearly 100 staff, in a third day of fighting with security forces in the Niger Delta.

Southern Nigerian militants claimed on Monday they have attacked a second Niger Delta oil installation in 24 hours, after declaring an all-out "oil war" as part of a campaign for greater autonomy for the region.

THE United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF), has observed that child registration in its Zone A area of operation, comprising 10 states of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo and rivers, is very poor.

Thousands of young Haitian children handed over by their poor parents to better-off families, most of whom struggling, too . Human rights advocates say they are beaten, sexually abused & denied access to education, due to fears they'll become less obedien

Dont you pay enough for your oil? Opec is afraid that you do not pay enough for your oil and has reduced the production! Prices under 100$ not if the OPEC can avoid it....this is all just one big bubble! Oil should not cost more than you can afford!

Here's a story that breathes life into the belief that we just might unshackle ourselves from OPEC and begin to restore the American economy and prosperous way of life. Just maybe.....

U.S. Attorney Gen. Michael Mukasey addressed the National Conference on Human Trafficking Tuesday in Atlanta, praising the increase in convictions since 2000.

In a landmark judgement, the Upper Criminal Court for the first time in the country's history sentenced four women to prison and fined them for their involvement in a human trafficking case.

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 14 children have been rescued from the clutches of traffickers in the flood ravaged districts of Bihar - a disturbing sign that middlemen are taking advantage of the vulnerable situation of the hapless people.Kailash Saty