Twelve year old John Marai was in class when he heard the deafening sound of artillery and automatic rifles. He fled the school on foot along with his fellow students, into the bush away from the fighting, running past bodies of soldiers and civilians ly
The slave trade did not end with the civil war. In fact, there are more than 27 million people enslaved around the world right now, according to an info-graphic from Good magazine.
In the early morning hours of 21 May 2008, a concerted country-wide police operation in Austria, raided and searched the homes of 23 animal protectionists. Ten people were remanded in custody. To date no concrete or substantive grounds have been announced
In an impassioned speech at the opening of the Rome Summit called to de-fuse the current world food crisis, Dr Diouf noted that in 2006 the world spent US$1 200 billion on arms while food wasted in a single country could cost US$100 billion...
WOMEN of Obodogugu-Ogume community in Ndokwa area of Delta State protested naked, yesterday, over negotiations with an oil company.while no fewer than eight persons, including a policeman have been shot
The Prince of Wales was accused of "green washing" his finances after publishing accounts which showed he paid less tax last year while earning £1m more
U.S. exports to Iran - including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons - grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. America sent more cigarette
Did you know that the government of China is a key supporter of the government of Sudan?
You may know that China is Sudan's largest oil customer, but did you know:
G8 leaders ate 6 course lunches & 8 course dinners. Meals included white asparagus and truffle soup, crab, caviar, smoked salmon, Kyoto beef and a "G8 fantasy dessert".
