Niger is hungry
It is happening more and more in Niger. When you answer the knock on the door, you are greeted by a pathetic picture of pleading eyes staring up at you. The eyes...
Clean Cook stoves can save lives
Since the days of the caveman fire has been an integral part of human existence. In our age though open fires are banned in many industrialized countries. The main...
Girl spent ten years locked in bathroom
What for most girls is a place of relaxation and pampering was hell on earth for a Palestinian girl. A twenty one year old female has been freed by police after...
Man kills his wife because she did not give him a son
Police in Kunduz, a province in the north of Afghanistan are searching for a man who apparently killed his wife because the third child she gave birth to was not...
Oprah’s girls graduate
It was a proud moment for Oprah Winfrey when 71 students from the Oprah Winfrey Academy for Girls in South Africa graduated. So typical of a lot of mothers when...
Animals make headlines
Normally humans are the news makers of this world but sometimes members of the animal kingdom can also be talking points in the pages of the news media. A five year...
Congolese rape survivors get help
Last week the first group of Congolese women, in the east of the country graduated from a gender violence survivors program. It is in this region that the residents...
Tragic consequences of bullying
To escape the pain of ongoing bullying, two students, who lived in different cities in Korea, chose to end their misery by jumping to the deaths. Recently, two more...
Vendors trying to force dress code on women
Local vendors in Malawi are now creating a situation that is threatening the proud tradition of this country known as the “warm heart of Africa”. They are forcibly...
Sailrocket may Soon Blast Past the Record
A lifetime mission may soon be fulfilled if Paul Larson, a professional sailor breaks the world speed sailing record, He and his team won’t be using the usual...







