Burma War Crimes Panel Gathers Steam

By World Editor

Published: August 24, 2010

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Burma (MNN) ― The United States officially backs a Burma “war crimes” panel and inquiry.
President Barack Obama supports the creation of an international commission that will investigate war crimes allegedly committed by the ruling military junta.
The announcement comes as part of an effort to put Burma on a path to reform, to achieve credible elections [...]

Skateboarding Priest Reaches Out to Young People

By Jeremy Reynalds

Published: August 19, 2010

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HUNGARY (ANS) — A Hungarian Roman Catholic priest is reaching out to young people with his skateboarding tricks – and becoming a YouTube sensation in the process.
According to a story by Christian Today’s Charlie Boyd, a video of Rev. Zoltan Lendvai skateboarding has been viewed by tens of thousands of people. The video, called Funny [...]

What Does Kagame’s Landslide Victory Mean for Rwanda?

By World Editor

Published: August 18, 2010

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Rwanda (MNN) ― Sixteen years after the Rwandan genocide that took the lives of an estimated 800,000 people in 100 days, the country celebrates the re-election of President Paul Kagame for a second seven-year term.
With an astounding 93 percent of the vote, however, some have lumped the country with other “democracies,” where the vote has [...]

European Countries Pushing Retirement Age Ever Higher

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski

Published: August 16, 2010

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COLOGNE (LifeSiteNews.com) — The chief economist with the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW), a German conservative economic think tank, said that low birth rates and growing life expectancy will lead to requiring citizens to work until they are 70 before they can qualify for pensions.
Michael Huether told the German daily newspaper Rheinische Post on [...]

God Works in Hearts Before His Followers Come

By World Editor

Published: August 10, 2010

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Middle East (MNN) ― Imagine a dingy one-room shack, home to a family of six. Cardboard carpets the floors, and ripped plastic covers the single window to prevent a few insects from joining the dozens already buzzing about the room. A warped, stained couch slumps against one wall, and a couple of boxes serve as [...]

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