http://www.newstin.com/us/international-non-governmental-organizations Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66561962 Yesterday the World Wildlife Fund and German insurance giant Allianz SE, ranked Canada the second to last in the G8 group of nations for its lack of effort to curb greenhouse gases emissions. Today the Canadian government is... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:46:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66561962 2008-07-04T20:46:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66556295 A local Red Cross volunteer will spent this Fourth of July back in Knoxville recuperating with family and friends. 58-year old Alan Sheets was in a mobile unit in Iowa helping flood victims when it was hit by another vehicle on... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:12:22 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66556295 2008-07-04T21:12:22Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66581133 Mohamed Suleymon Barre was a refugee in Pakistan when he was arrested shortly after the attacks in America on September the 11th 2001. He was handed over to the Americans and then transferred to Guantanamo Bay - where according... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:19:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66581133 2008-07-05T02:19:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66586456 JAKARTA (AFP) - Rights group Amnesty International called on Indonesia Saturday not to execute a man who murdered 42 women in "black magic" rituals. Self-proclaimed shaman Ahmad Suraji was sentenced to death in 1998 after... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:34:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66586456 2008-07-05T03:34:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66582600 The Ghost Tours of Historical Beckley, 8:30 p.m., Neville Street Park, across from the First Baptist Church on Neville Street in Downtown Beckley. Students and groups receive a 20 percent discount; children 7 and under are... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:49:06 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66582600 2008-07-05T02:49:06Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66532306 Mexico City, Jul. 4, 2008 (C-fam.org/CWNews.com) - Amnesty International (AI) is pushing Mexico's highest court to uphold the legality of abortion, the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-Fam) reports. AI, which... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:47:20 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66532306 2008-07-04T17:47:20Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66574399 San Marcos High School- The Red Cross is continuing to operate a shelter at San Marcos High School. Last night the shelter went from hosting about 10 evacuees to more than 100 when the fire took a turn for the worse. Red Cross... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:56:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66574399 2008-07-05T00:56:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66588730 BY MIKE FAHER The Tribune-Democrat Jim Rigby won the April 22 primary election without campaigning. But the GOP nominee for the state House 71st District is taking nothing for granted as he prepares to face a well-known... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:11:39 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66588730 2008-07-05T04:11:39Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66578635 You know, that Man-made Global Warming thing was gonna kill off all the polar bears (just today saw another World Wildlife Fund ad claiming that to be the case). A funny thing happened on the swim to extinction: polar bear... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:38:20 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66578635 2008-07-05T00:38:20Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66535165 Save the Children Fiji collected $10,659.97 in its 14-day nationwide appeal to help children affected by Cyclone Nargis that killed thousands of people. Chief executive officer Chandra Shekhar said the appeal last month was a... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:11:10 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66535165 2008-07-04T18:11:10Z