NATO Air Strike Kills 2 Afghan Children
A NATO helicopter strike on suspected Taliban resistance fighters killed two Afghan children near the southeastern town of Ghazni on..
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“Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence”– Speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Riverside Church, New York City, April 4, 1967
I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with you in this meeting..
15-Year-Old Allegedly Raped By Stepfather Sentenced to 100 Whip Lashes for Premarital Sex in Maldives
A teenage girl in the Maldives who was allegedly raped by her stepfather has been sentenced to 100 whip lashes under Sharia law for..
Afghan President Karzai Expels US Special Forces from Maidan Wardak Province for Allegedly “Torturing and Murdering” Civilians
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered US special forces troops out of the restive Maidan Wardak province, accusing the Americans of..
NATO Air Strike Kills 10 Afghan Civilians in Kunar Province
A NATO air strike has killed 10 Afghan civilians, almost all of them women and children, during an attack on a suspected Taliban hideout in..
Accused Papua New Guinea ‘Witch’ Kepari Leniata Tortured, Burned to Death as Punishment for ‘Sorcery’
A young mother accused of killing a neighbor’s child with ‘sorcery’ was brutally tortured before being burned to death in..
Gulnaz, Afghan Rape Victim Jailed for Adultery, Forced to Marry Her Attacker
A young Afghan woman jailed for adultery after reporting that she was raped by her cousin’s husband has now been forced to marry her..
Video: Dolphins Form ‘Life Raft’ for Injured Pod Member
Cetacean researchers have observed a pod of dolphins forming a ‘life raft’ to buoy an injured pod member during her final..
Japan Dolphin Slaughter Continues in Taiji Cove; Death Toll Tops 260
The mass killing of dolphins for their meat continues in Japan’s notorious Taiji cove, with more than a dozen Risso’s dolphins..
Indian Man Kankar Marar Accused of Having Sex with Cow
An Indian man allegedly caught raping a cow was nearly lynched by angry villagers on Thursday night. Kankar Marar, 25, of Linga village in..
