by Michael O'Brien A Florida pastor called off plans to burn copies of the Muslim holy book after leaders from all parts of the political spectrum leaned on him to halt his plans. Pastor Terry ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2010 ACLU The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Southern California (ACLU/SC) today released a report documenting disturbing conditions and abuses ...

Popular music as an element of popular culture is, in Malawi, often assumed to be essentially about unimportant things or at most, just for entertainment. ...

This paper investigates bias in students' assessments at the Malawi Polytechnic. The aim of the study is to determine the nature and extent of bias ...

China used to access Nigerian oil exclusively through long-term contracts and purchases on the spot market, but its economy's rapidly growing ...

The wind power industry in Australia is expected to grow rapidly over the next decade, primarily due to a forthcoming expanded national renewable energy ...

TEHRAN - Iran said it will free a detained American on Saturday, raising hopes that the Islamic republic will soon release all three US hikers it has held for more than a year. In a brief ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2010 Oxfam International International aid agency Oxfam today warned of a public health catastrophe in flood-hit Pakistan. The aid agency said while funding had ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2010 Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and StoryCorps The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and StoryCorps announce a special effort to collect ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2010 Earthjustice For the first time, the State of New York will begin requiring household cleaning companies to reveal the chemical ingredients in their ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2010 Human Rights Watch (HRW) Insurgent attacks on candidates and poor government security protection risk severely compromising Afghanistan's September 18, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2010 NARAL Pro-Choice America Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, announced that her organization will send a letter signed by more than 47,000 ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2010 Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA) Protests in Europe against austerity measures are expected throughout September. STEVEN HILL read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2010 ACLU The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today issued a sweeping decision striking down as unconstitutional the city of Hazleton's law that ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2010 Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence The Senate Judiciary Committee has announced plans to hold a hearing next Tuesday on a bill that would severely ...

Alleged malpractice in Katine's primaries last week mirrored a national trend in elections across Uganda – a pattern that many Ugandans fear could spill over into next year's general ...

Johnson & Johnson will make a big grant to improve the health of women and children in poor countries.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2010 Americans United for Separation of Church and State Hoping to reemerge as a leader of the Religious Right, former Christian Coalition Executive Director ...

by Jim Lobe WASHINGTON - Amid continued high levels of violence and a steady stream of reports of high-level government corruption in Kabul, a growing number of foreign policy specialists are ...

This briefing paper outlines the various viewpoints about psychology services in Africa, focusing particularly on Malawi. The paper reflects ...