Last May an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale killed more than 70,000 people in the Sichuan province of China. The terrible tragedy left many people homeless , and they are still homeless 8 months later.

JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Sunday an American call to hold off on a planned Jewish housing development in East Jerusalem, saying Israel's sovereignty over the disputed city could not be challenged.

One way to get to school... Colombian Authorities should do something about this ASAP!!!!

A young child was recovered alive from a Yemeni jet crash in the Indian Ocean.

A tribute to the tens of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans who have died in these US wars.

Of course the first group I am going to post this important news is our Mexico group, if I find the note in English, thing that WHO KNOWS I will find or not (maybe in English some people don´t want this to be known) I will do a note. newspaper milenio.Mex

Israeli Health Minister Yakov Litzman has been updating a nervous public on the swine flu epidemic - and he started by renaming it for religious reasons. "We will call it Mexican flu. We won't call it swine flu," said Mr Litzman

UNITED NATIONS, 6 May (IPS) - The United States is considering whether to endorse a major U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for the recognition of the rights of the world's 370 million indigenous peoples over their lands and resources...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitian officials rejected a Mexican aid ship carrying 77 tons of much-needed food aid because of "unfounded" swine flu fears, Mexico's ambassador said Wednesday. The Mexican navy ship El Huasteco was to arrive May 2

To bring education to rural areas like this one--where many girls may not know a single woman who can read--Saleem has battled widespread illiteracy and daunting cultural obstacles for the past seven years, setting up schools to change the educational land