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Int'l news 42 03-14-08

Cambodian court gives German man 15 years in jail for child sex abuse

UN committee slams Government on bad treatment of Indigenous People

Arrest of the american Thomas Rapanos Wayne, president of the NGO BHAKTIVEDANTA ECO VILLAGE

Int'l news 41 03-11-08

International child porn ring uncovered

IRISH VOLUNTEER RECALLS HORRORS OF THE PHILIPPINE SEX INDUSTRY

Filipino nurses living in `slave labour' conditions

Int'l news 40 02-28-08

GSM Association Launches Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Content

German city shuts down Scientology kindergarten

Health workers want corruption stamped out

Int'l news 39 01-21-08

US Anglican head in sexuality row

Poor hygiene costs hundreds of thousands of lives–WHO

Int'l news 38 11-16-07

Game to teach children Internet safety launched at UN meet

US Supreme Court blocks execution of child killer

Boy teacher 'killed by Taleban'

Int'l news 37 11-09-07

59 of Afghan suicide blast victims were children--official

Emiratis tried for raping youth

Nigeria sues over child smokers

Int'l news 36 10-24-07

Africa migrants thrown overboard

UN 'slow' to stop DR Congo abuses

Singapore retains its gay sex ban

Int'l news 35 10-18-07

US teen, experts urge fight against online predators

UN rights chief: Poverty key cause of abuses

Global hunt for child-sex suspect

Int'l news 34 10-11-07

Child workers face uncertain future

Japanese student abducted in Iran

Indian children work despite ban

Int'l news 33 10-05-07

Abandoned girl to return to China

Many stay 'silent' over poor care

US rights group finds not one case solved

Int'l news 32 09-28-07

Infant playpens recalled in US after baby's strangling death

Heart disease patients at higher risk for colorectal cancer

United Nations adopts Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Int'l news 31 09-21-07

China installs new Beijing bishop

Italian bishops slam Amnesty on abortion stance

Ten 'most polluted places' named

Int'l news 30 09-13-07

UNICEF: Child mortality worldwide hits record low

Abducted girls returned to Africa

Tangerine peel 'kills cancer'

Int'l news 29 09-07-07

Additives 'cause bad behaviour'

Teen boozing 'stores up problems'

Canada recalls kids’ pencils from China

Int'l news 28 08-30-07

PNG Aids victims 'buried alive'

Global warming could delay next ice age -- study

Climate flooding risk 'misjudged'

Int'l news 27 08-24-07

Priest’s religious order settles abuse suit for $1.2M

New recall of Chinese toys in US

7 pro-democracy activists arrested in Myanmar

Int'l news 26 08-17-07

Sexual violence on the rise in US prisons

China told to increase drug tests

Nigeria kidnap girl's father dies

Int'l news 25 08-09-07

Mexico cleric quizzed over abuse

Fish can fight malaria mosquitoes

Int'l news 24 07-31-07

US court dismisses child slavery case against Dubai ruler

US House wants Japanese sex slaves apology

UN body criticises Sudan abuses

Int'l news 23 07-06-07

US baby dies of salmonella from pet turtle

Papua police accused over abuse

Iraqi Kurds 'tortured prisoners'

Int'l news 22 06-22-07

Thailand passes marital rape bill

Uganda probe into 'orphan trade'

US finds neglected Iraqi orphans

Int'l news 21 06-18-07

'Children dead' in Afghan bombing

Aborigine child sex abuse 'rife'

Man dies of bird flu in Vietnam

Int'l news 20 06-11-07

China acts over poor food safety

'Slaves' rescued from China firm

US teen sex sentence overturned

Int'l news 19 05-31-07

CANADIAN CHILDREN ARE PROTECTED BY NEW LAW

Millionaire couple arrested and charged with slavery

Deported paedophiles on the prowl in India

Int'l news 18 05-24-07

Wanted American paedophile held in Mahabalipuram

Unicef appeal for Iraqi children

Poverty target 'will be missed'

Child rescue alert system starts

Int'l news 17 05-18-07

Baby, 11 months, gets 12-gauge shotgun, gun permit in US

S Africa boy 'held for 13 years'

Int'l news 16 05-11-07

Perth girls get life for murder

Chad demobilises child soldiers

Dire predictions of sex trafficking during to World Cup have no confirmation

Int'l news 15 05-04-07

Thousands rally in US May Day immigration marches

US rape suspect held in Hong Kong

Irish teen in court abortion plea

Int'l news 14 04-26-07

Sex slavery widespread in England

Miss America helps catch sex predators

Migrants 'deceived and exploited'

Int'l news 13 04-20-07

Bay Area man who traveled to Cambodia for sex with minors sentenced

Int'l news 12 03-23-07

Half of Indian children victims of abuse, says study

US judge upholds veto on Internet porn law

Int'l news 11 03-16-07

Conference on child prostitution demands greater awareness

Int'l news 10 02-23-07

Sexed-up images in media hurt young girls -- study

Int'l trade unions: RP has most political killings in Asia

Int'l news 09 02-16-07

US group launches resource to protect children on Internet

Britain stung at being worst place for children

Int'l news 08 02-09-07

Computer security pros urged to protect children online

Austria launches international child pornography probe

High-profile AIDS campaigner under house arrest in China

58 countries adopt program to end child soldiers

Int'l news 07 01-26-07

China sounds alarm on gender imbalance

Int'l news 06 01-19-07

Response to children with AIDS 'tragically insufficient'

Interpol creates taskforce to tackle web child abuse

‘Political killings set back RP freedom’

Int'l news 05 12-05-06

Whipping of foreign prostitutes in Malaysia mulled

Int'l news 04 11-30-06

People with learning difficulties abused report

Int'l news 03 11-24-06

Child trafficking still rife in Ghana

4,500 children in Nepal recruited by rebels--rights group

Domestic violence killed 100 women in France in 2006

Int'l news 02 11-16-06

Malacanang fiddles while migrant remittances burn

PREDA’a Akbay theatre group visits Holland

Kapatiran Xplore project: Not quire over yet

Int'l news 01 11-10-06

India bans child domestic labour

Niger slave wins court battle against her master

UK Government fails victims of forced labour trafficking

Take action on UK trafficking

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