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Baloch Student Organisation (Azad) gives Shutter Down Strike Call on 30th August in Balochistan

Baloch student Organisation (Azad) gives shutter down strike call on 30th August in Balochistan

(OCCUPIED BALOCHISTAN) - Shutter down strike on International day against disappearances will be observed throughout Balochistan.

Protests will also be held around the world against disappearance of BSO-A leader Zakir Majeed Baloch, Dr Din Mohammad Baloch and thousands of Others.

Pakistan Jails Christian Teenager over Blasphemy

William Nicholas Gomes focuses on the case against a little Christian girl who allegedly burned pages of the Qur'an.

(SALEM) - All Hell is breaking loose in Pakistan where extremist Muslims are losing their minds over another burning of the Holy Qur'an.

This time the offender isn't in a member of the U.S. military, in fact she couldn't be much different. The book burning suspect in this case is a young girl from a Christian family who is described as mentally retarded.

Cat versus Man

May we all be as considerate as that cat

(BETHLEHEM) - While we should not generalize about either cats or men, increasingly some of us question the self-destructive nature of people on this earth.

Child Sex Tourism: Nepal Focus

In the majority of cases child sex abuse go unreported.

(LONDON) - There are many things that push people into doing things that they do not necessarily want to do. One of those things is poverty. And worst still, is if it is children who find themselves in this setting.

Tragically, “poverty is well recognised as a factor that increases children’s vulnerability to trafficking,” says Lena Karlsson – UNICEF child trafficking specialist.

The Parallel Crisis: 50,000 Children Die from Hunger Every Day

It is also estimated that 400 million children are slaves for the despotism of exploitation.

(MADRID, Spain) - The Sahel region in Africa is facing a severe food crisis. The droughts of 2005, 2010 and 2012, along with increased insecurity, are driving many families into chaos.

More than one million children have no access to food, medicines, safe drinking water, sanitation or education.

Guns in Switzerland

Gun advocates hold up Switzerland as an example of gun freedom--they could not be more wrong.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - Uh-merican gun nuts prominently tout Switzerland as an example of a country that requires adult males to be armed and yet has a low firearms homicide rate.

It sounds good on the surface until you dig a little deeper (which right-wingers seldom do) and discover that not only are the differences between the two nations like night and day but that Switzerland and Finland routinely compete for the highest annual rate of gun death in Western Europe.

U.S. Marine Arrested for Facebook Posts

Feds retaliate against another critic of the U.S. government.

(SALEM / RICHMOND) - A former U.S. Marine who is decorated for service in two wars, Brandon Raub, of Richmond Virginia, was arrested for Facebook posts this weekend.

Government of Sudan`s Release of Detained Protesters

Statement by Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson.

(WASHINGTON DC) - On August 15, the Government of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service announced that it will release from custody all persons detained by it during political protests in June and July.

The United States welcomes this announcement, and calls upon the Government of Sudan to respect its citizens’ rights, including freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

Samir Kuntar Narrowly Escapes Lynching by Armed Salafis in Tunisia

The Salafis justified their attack by recalling Kuntar’s allegiance to Shi’ism (he is a Druze convert) and his support for the Syrian government.

(BEIRUT, Lebanon) - The resistance hero, Samir Kuntar, who was imprisoned in Israel for 30 years on false charges, narrowly escaped being lynched by a group of 500 Salafi thugs.

They were armed with swords, batons, knives and other weapons, on his recent visit to Tunisia.

New Spider Family Discovered in Pacific NW Caves

Trogloraptor hangs beneath rudimentary webs beneath cave ceilings. It is about four centimeters wide when its legs are extended—larger than the size of a half-dollar coin.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - A team of scientists and cave conservationists discovered a relatively huge, unique spider in caves and forests of the Pacific Northwest.

The novel combination of evolutionary features in this spider, Trogloraptor, compelled them to recognize a new family.