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Corporate India Versus Indigenous Indians

Violence In The Name Of Development.

(LONDON) - Consistent with the unjust, decaying economic model of our deficit times, the commodification of everything and everyone proceeds apace in India.

The commercialisation of the land is shattering the lives of millions of India’s poorest, hungriest most malnourished people, who are being murdered and raped, violently displaced and falsely arrested as huge multi nationals, financially favoured and militarily armed by the Indian government, ravage the land.

Bangladesh: Allama Ahmad Shafi, Stop Acting Like a Prostitute!

A true revolution can take place and these leaders are stopping the arrival of the spring.

(YORK, UK) - Human Rights Ambassador William Nicholas Gomes has warned Hifazat-e Islam chief Allama Ahmad Shafi to stop acting like a prostitute.

William Nicholas Gomes said Allama Ahmad Shafi has been used by political forces like BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) and others in the name of Islam.

Special Assignment: Nevada Ghost Towns, Revisiting Our Father`s Favorite Haunts

A trip to Nevada to revive old family memories....

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - My brothers, Ken and Rick King, along with my nephew, Nory King and I, are heading to Nevada to uphold an important King family tradition, that is exploring old Nevada ghost towns.

This weekend we will visit a number of locations near Virginia City, and we will stay at a hotel reputed to be haunted by the ghosts of miners.

We Can Barely Believe our Eyes -- Gun Free Kitchen Tables

Predictably and painfully, this development followed yet another woman’s murder by a security guard.

(TEL AVIV) - We can still barely believe our eyes and ears: Two days ago (April 2), Israel’s Minister of Public Security announced that as of next month, security guards’ guns are to be deposited at their work places after duty).

The announcement concluded an emergency meeting called by the Minister. Reports by major news venues cited Gun Free Kitchen Tables as a key source of data and quoted GFKT responses.

Ireland Leads the Way in Academic Boycott of the Jewish State of Israel

Dervla Murphy, Ireland's preeminent travel writer spent a month in Gaza.

(DUBLIN) - Dervla Murphy shows us, through her account of life in Gaza, that the deepest wound from the holocaust is the treatment of the Palestinians since the foundation of Israel.

Be prepared to be shocked by Dervla Murphy’s very honest account in her latest book, A Month by the Sea: Encounters in Gaza.

What You Should Know About North Korea, But Don`t

History explains why North Korea gets so nervous when the US flies nuclear equipped bombers so close to their country.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - Once again, as in the run-up to the war in Iraq, mainstream media is misleading you by not reporting key facts that are relevant to the continuing North Korean saga.

To believe North Korea is a threat to the US is sheer nonsense and defies logic.

EGYPT: Use of Blasphemy-like Charges Must End

Government officials clearly stated their troubling view that there should be consequences, including criminal prosecution, for individuals who insult the religious feelings of others.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today expressed concern about the Egyptian government’s continued application of blasphemy-like charges.

The government has used this charge to stifle dissent and limit the freedoms of religion and expression.

Deputies Respond to Fatal Crash Involving a Child

It doesn't appear the car made any attempt to stop during this incident.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Sheriff's Deputies respond to a crash where an 11-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle while she was in her front yard. The girl did not survive her injuries.

Deputies discovered there were two separate crash locations...

Five Good Reasons Not to Nuke Washington, DC

Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Kim Jong-un's Nuclear Threats...

(SUNDANCE, Wyoming Truth Jihad) - When I heard that North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un was threatening to nuke Washington, DC, and "engulf the nation's capital in a sea of flames," my first thought was:

"At last, a politician with a plan that could actually solve our nation's most pressing problems."

SB 281: Oregon Senator Betsy Close - Prohibitionist Against Helping Soldiers with PTSD

A lack of factual information takes one Senator pretty far down the wrong road.

(SALEM) - Two combat veterans told state senators on Wednesday how marijuana has helped them cope with post-traumatic stress disorder and at times helped calmed one soldier's violent urges.

State Senator Betsy Close testified that she is against expanding the medical marijuana program.