Child marriages remain common in Afghanistan, despite 2009 law forbidding the...
Today is the United Nation's International Day of the Girl Child. The focus this year is on ending child marriages. In Afghanistan, the practiceFull Story →
View ArticleGunned down Pakistani school girl honored worldwide with UN declaration of...
On October 9, 2012, Malala Yousafzai was gunned down for the "sin" of going to school and seeking an education. Malala is recovering inFull Story →
View ArticleClimate deniers rebuffed by UN Climate Chief over Hurricane Sandy
A report filed by ThinkProgress reveals UN Climate Chief, Christiana Figueres has 'called out' the United States for its inaction regarding the realities ofFull Story →
View ArticleUN vote will place Palestinian state with the same rank as the Vatican, says...
The UN vote on enhanced Palestinian statehood will pass with ease, and could well bring Israel back to the negotiating table, according to theFull Story →
View ArticleRepublican Senate votes against UN disabilities rights treaty
When the vote to ratify the UN disabilities rights treaty came up for ratification yesterday, the Republicans said 'no.' The required two-thirds vote wasFull Story →
View ArticleClimate deniers joined by US Senator James Inhofe at UN press conference
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held on 6 December, 2012. The purpose of the convention was to discuss current effortsFull Story →
View ArticlePope and Palestinian Authority president meet at the Vatican
Yesterday Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. The Vatican reports that the twoFull Story →
View ArticleUN calls out the United States for failing to prosecute abusive clergy
The United Nation's Committee on the Rights of the Child chastised the United States for not doing enough to bring to justice clergy guiltyFull Story →
View ArticleA Look at Aggressive Atheism
Religion is like a street thug who calls the police when the victim fights back, opines Pat Condell. With the increasing aggressiveness of political religion, aggressive atheism or secularism is simply...
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