World
Rape crisis in east Congo tied to mining activity
June 2, 2009Original source: WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOMENSENEWS)--Activists concerned by this year's escalation of sexual violence in eastern Congo are trying to turn up the heat on those benefitting--directly or indirectly--from illicit mineral extractions. 'Conflict minerals power our entire...
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JCP Chair Shii protests North Korea’s nuclear test
June 2, 2009North Korea conducted a nuclear test on May 25 in disregard of world opinion. It is a flagrant violation of both United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 of October 14, 2006, demanding that 'the DPRK not...
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Marchers respond to ‘fascist’ policy
June 2, 2009Original source: Left-wing activists have marched through Rome in solidarity with migrants, as ministers from the G8 countries concluded a meeting on migration, security and terrorism. Thousands of demonstrators, including many immigrants, waved banners denouncing the...
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Steelworkers walk out in France
May 30, 2009Steelworkers from the Fos-sur-Mer Arcelor Mittal plant demonstrate in Marseille, southern France, May 26. This was the fourth strike in recent months by French workers angry with the Sarkozy government’s handling of the economic crisis and...
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Woman gets jail for ‘American Idol’ stalking
May 30, 2009Xinhuanet -- An Australian woman who stalked 'American Idol' contestant Diana DeGarmo over the internet was sentenced to 26 months in prison Friday. Tanya Maree Quattrocchi, 23, from Melbourne hacked into the MySpace account of 2004...
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