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AFP - A leading rights group Saturday called on the Thai government to allow 158 Lao Hmong refugees, who have been detained for three years pending deportation, to be resettled in four western countries.
The global economy will continue to struggle in 2010, but recovery will be quicker and stronger in the Middle East, China, India and Southeast Asia compared to other regions. "Recovery will be quite patchy, but Asia,...
Amnesty International condemns the failure of Egypt's military appeals court to overturn sentences imposed on leading members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization after unfair trials and calls on the authorities to...
Amnesty International is appealing to the authorities in the state of Ohio not to resume executions, following their adoption of a new lethal injection protocol. Six other death row inmates are scheduled for execution in Ohio...
Kyle Gibson scored 27 to lead four Louisiana Tech players in double figures Friday as the Bulldogs came away with a 74-62 victory over Miami University in the opening game of the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic.
Amnesty International has called on world leaders to help prevent enforced disappearances by urging them to ratify a landmark treaty at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The International Convention for the Protection...
A security guard has been wounded in an explosion outside the office of a non-governmental organization in the main city in northwestern Pakistan. Peshawar has seen a wave of bombings over the last few weeks as the army presses...
Amnesty International has welcomed a decision by Russia's Constitutional Court that brings the country a step closer to full abolition of the death penalty. The Court decided on Thursday to extend the current moratorium on...
Laurel: The Tompkins County American Red Cross was at the Ithaca College-Alfred game on Nov. 7, raising money through a 50/50 Raffle. We raised $670 by going through the stands with canisters and selling $2 tickets. The winning...
In December, President Obama will meet with leaders of other countries to possibly sign the Copenhagen Treaty. Greenpeace, with a coalition of six non-government organizations and 47 NGO experts from around the world, has...
