West African Floods: Deluge in Freetown

Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital, had a tough enough time as it was, after years of poverty and civil war. Now parts of the city are beneath more than three feet of water following heavy rains""It is probably the heaviest downpour since the start of the rainy season" in May,...

G8 preparing to cut aid to Africa

At Gleneagles in 2005 the Blair led G8 summit declared a comprehensive package of support to African countries towards ending world poverty. The charity Save the Children believes that the G8 countries are now ready...

Mugabe rival leaves Dutch embassy

After the sham election results in Zimbabwe, opposition leaders who have taken shelter at Dutch embassy have left to return his home. Mr Tsvangirai defeated Mr Mugabe in the presidential vote on 29 March but failed...

Human Rights Advocate Describes African Leadership Project

Tim Bowles, the Director of International Development of Youth for Human Rights International, recently returned from West Africa where he is working to implement sweeping human rights reforms. Here are excerpts of...

Ex-Child Soldier's Memoir Called Into Question

It's all about how you present your story.This spring I read Dave Eggers' heartbreaking book "What is the What", which recounts the powerful and tragic experience of Valentino Achak Deng, who was a child refugee...

President to meet British Queen in Belfast

"President Mary McAleese is expected to meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth in Northern Ireland today. Queen Elizabeth will also be greeted by Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley as he says his final farewells before retiring in May. Today's meeting will be the sixth...

Gen. Butt Naked confesses to killing thousands

You know based on just the name, I would have put this in the entertainment section if not for the fact that depite the Hilarious name, General Butt Naked stands accused of one of the most atrocious crimes against...

Chimp can't be declared a person: supreme court

A crushing blow to evolutionists, I wonder?"VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Supreme Court has ruled today that a chimpanzee cannot be declared a person. An animal rights group had sought to have the chimp, Matthew Hiasl...

Miss World targets AIDS battle in 2007 pageant

"Hopes are high here that Miss China -- Zhang Zi Lin, a 23-year-old secretary from Beijing --- will live up to her billing as a pre-contest favourite and take the crown in front of what is likely to be a partisan audience.Miss China's biggest threat could come from Ada Aimee...

Iraqi footballers seeking Australian asylum

"The missing players - Ali Abbas, Ali Mansur and Ali Khadher - left their hotel Sunday, hours before they were to fly home to Iraq and a day after Iraqi`s under-23 team went down 2-0 to Australia in an Olympic qualifying match.With them was assistant coach Sadi Toma, who told...

Global Action Foundation Promotional Video

Witness the adventure that created the historical partnership between two young men who renewed hope for the war-wounded and hungry of Sierra Leone. Watch Dr. Mohamed Bailor Barrie travel to the remote village of...

Could privatized Peacekeepers work in Darfur?

Since the United Nations has been an inept, feckless instrument thus far, it's worth considering this option says co-director Nick Bicanic of the "Shadow Company" Hot Zone's Documentary feature series. "BICANIC:...

Sierra Leone Votes

Voter turnout in Sierra Leone is huge as citizens brave heavy rains to cast their votes. A little rain, though, won't stop some of the toughest people in the world, having survived a horrific civil war. For more...

Black on Black

8,000 Blacks were murdered in 2005 93% by Blacks. As the MSM and Black leadership complain about Iraq death tolls, Black Americans only 13% of the population are killing each other. If you average out the last four...

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