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Rights group Amnesty International appealed yesterday to Sri Lankan authorities to allow aid to reach more than 300,000 displaced people in the violence-hit northern Wanni region.

DENVER, Nov. 22 CO-MADD-ribbons-back DENVER , /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado's Mothers Against Drunk Driving announced its 22nd annual Tie One On For Safety red ribbon campaign, which offers citizens a way to show ...

Concerns about mercury poisoning and pollution blamed on mining in Guyana and Suriname is prompting the World Wildlife Fund to educate workers about the risks.

The Bush administration should immediately arrange for the return to Bosnia of five detainees ordered freed by a US federal court, Human Rights Watch said today.

BURLINGAME, Calif., Nov 18, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc.

Main Category: Flu / Cold / SARS Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines ; Respiratory / Asthma ; Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 19 Nov 2008 - 2:00 PST While 78 percent of mothers in ...

Rihanna has spoken out about her new tattoo, revealing it represents "strength and love". The Disturbia songstress showed off a new Maori-influenced ink on her right wrist at UNICEF's annual Snowflake Lighting ...

Despite this success, however, 90 million children still do not have access to this simple protective tool, and remain at risk from the life-threatening disease.

The International Criminal Court prosecutor requested arrest warrants Thursday for rebel leaders in the deadly attacks on Darfur international peacekeepers.

People are often reluctant to undergo a routine but painful colonoscopy -- but the consequences can be fatal.

The National Wildlife Federation has sounded a conservation alarm with that finding.

The president of the National Urban League said Thursday the problems exposed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - like poverty and government ineptitude - aren't exclusive to this city.

Rihanna has been fulfilling her duties as the Gucci/UNICEF spokeswoman and she has been doing so in super style.

The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee voted Thursday for the second year in a row to urge a global moratorium on the death penalty.

Posted by Donna J. Miller/Plain Dealer Reporter November 20, 2008 11:24AM Humane Society Styck Kennel in Missouri sells puppies to Ohio Petland stores.

Sri Lankan troops broke through a strategic front in the country's civil war on Thursday, overrunning an important rebel defense line north of the Tamil Tiger's de facto state, the military said.

While government forces have pushed deep into rebel-held territory from the south in recent months, the rebels have managed to counter repeated strikes launched by the military from the northern Jaffna peninsula.

But on Thursday, after three days of heavy fighting, troops broke through and captured the rebels' first line of defense at Muhamalai, advancing 800 yards, military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said. The rebels still maintain two other defense lines.

Americans may love bison burgers, but most don't know these animals face troubles ahead.

The Humane Society of the United States has announced that people can now earn a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person involved in illegal animal fighting in ...

WOODS HOLE, Mass.- The Marine Biological Laboratory is receiving a major grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Long the neglected stepchildren of American higher education, community colleges have come front-and-center in the eyes of students, policymakers and philanthropists.