Freed After 28 Years of Wrongful Conviction, Man Meets Pen Pal Who Never Stopped Affirming His Innocence
Schrappen described herself as being "blown away" by Johnson's elegant longhand script, and she decided to reply
Schrappen described herself as being "blown away" by Johnson's elegant longhand script, and she decided to reply
This program should be administered throughout the world! ... Gunmen in the Democratic Republic of Congo are given bicycles in exchange for their weapons. 6,500 guns have been collected and destroyed so far.
Residents of the ancient city of Timbuktu erupted in joy as French and Malian troops drove in on Monday after Islamist rebels fled to their last stronghold in the North. Residents were celebrating their new-found freedom after months of harsh Islamic laws against women, music, and cultural heritage.
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Hundreds of LGBTQ citizens from around the world have been given freedom and sanctuary from their oppressive governments thanks to this nonprofit.
Bangladesh is returning to its origin as a secular liberal state with an amendment to remove Islam as the state religion.
The BBC reports that the United Arab Emirates is drafting a law that will allow laborers to form trade unions and pursue collective bargaining.
In Tunisia, following the first free election after the overthrow of the former dictatorship, the Islamist Ennahda Party that won 40 percent of the seats announced it would form a coalition government with one of the secular progressive parties and promised to recognize the rights of all citizens, women, men, religious and non-religious.
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Akrit is an incredible boy, aged 12, living in India who performed his first sugery at 7. Now he works with 76 adults on his theoretical cure for cancer. He sees his duty as stoppin all the suffering in the world.
This hard-hitting news company has finally been allowed to resume publication after a government ban was issued in October.
BBC reports on the settlement of lawsuits brought against Sony after their copy protection "root kits" installed on music cd's turned out to be terribly invasive — as well as sneakily evasive — when played on people's PC's. Worst of all, it left listeners' computers vulnerable to hackers. "Millions of music fans will be given […]
This 42-year-old man was able to use a cell phone for the first time after he spent the last 24 years behind bars following a wrongful conviction.
Activists are honking their horns after a sudden announcement from Saudi Arabia that will finally allow women to drive a car.
This new law is the first piece of affirmative HIV/AIDS legislation to be passed in South Asia.
A service Beagle named Belle is an amazing animal that has been trained to call for help if Kevin Weaver's diabetes spirals out of control. On the day Kevin collapsed onto the floor, the Beagle pulled down the cell phone from the table where it always rests and bit into the number 9, which dialed 911.
A decorated army officer is now officially permitted to wear a religious beard and turban in uniform thanks to a military ruling last week.
Myanmar set free dozens of political prisoners Monday in an amnesty that coincided with the historic visit of US President Barack Obama.
A judge told Tennessee officials on Monday to stop enforcing new rules that have been used to arrest dozens of Occupy protesters in Nashville. The decision was a victory for the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, which cited the people's right to peaceful assembly.
Cuba will scrap much-reviled travel restrictions starting in January, making it easier for its citizens to leave the communist-ruled island in the first major reform to its migration policies in half a century.
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