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Red Cross: Gamers Safe From War Crimes Prosecution

AP | Posted 12.08.2011 | Weird News
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(ASSOCIATED PRESS) GENEVA -- Gamers worried their actions on the virtual battlefield could land them at the Hague war crimes tribunal can relax. Th...

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'Orphan Doctor' Calls on World Community to End Orphan Crisis by Tackling Poverty

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Jim Luce

Dr. Jane Aronson, founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO), has issued a bold response today to a recent article on child trafficking. J...

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International Adoption Under Siege?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Philip N. Cohen

After a day at the 2010 Adoption Policy Conference. I'm not an adoption expert, but I know more today than I did yesterday. Spend a day in a room ful...

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Obama and Clinton Fight International Parental Kidnappings

Edward Lozzi | Posted 04.12.2012 | World
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Edward Lozzi

Last month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly voiced her support and threw the weight of her office behind a Hague parental kidnapping case of a boy kidnapped by his mother four years ago.

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Growing Up in Bethlehem With the Dead Sea Scrolls Story

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Daoud Kuttab

Growing up in Bethlehem, I literally grew up with the details of the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls, which Israel claims Jordan and Palestine have no connection to.

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Brutal Destruction Of Iraq's Archaeological Sites Continues (SLIDESHOW)

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Diane Tucker

A brutal plundering of this rich cultural heritage has been taking place in broad daylight ever since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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