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(New York, October 29, 2006) – When Arab League members meet in
Khartoum this week to discuss aid and development for Darfur, they
should press the Sudanese government to end the massive human rights
violations in the region, Human Rights Watch and other organizations said
today in a letter to league members.

The meeting on October 30-31 will focus on humanitarian assistance,
reconstruction, and development in Darfur. Human Rights Watch
expressed concern that none of these goals will be achieved unless the
Sudanese government ends attacks on civilians, brings the perpetrators of
war crimes and crimes against humanity to justice, and facilitates the
deployment of an effective international peacekeeping force. 
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AMSTERDAM/TEHRAN (BosNewsLife)– The son of Dutch-Iranian human rights activist Abdullah al-Mansouri on Monday, October 29, urged the Netherlands to safe his father’s life amid reports he may be executed in Iran within 48 hours. for more click here

Two men in custody for allegedly attempting to ensnare a member of the Royal Family in a £50,000 gay sex and drugs blackmail plot have been named. for more click here

The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has received police permission for a demonstration on the Mall as the Saudi head of state King Abdullah rides in ceremony towards Buckingham Palace tomorrow morning. Human rights protests are also predicted. for more click here

Indonesian constitutional judges have knocked back a legal challenge by three of six Australians sentenced to death for drug trafficking over the validity of the death sentences delivered against them. for more click here

An Edinburgh store owner has been fined £1,050 after pleading guilty to breaching six food hygiene charges. Sadiq Hussain, owner of S H Store in Leith Walk, earlier admitted failing to keep the premises clean and permitting the accumulation of mouse droppings. for more click here

VATICAN CITY — Bitter memories of Spain’s civil war were on center stage here Sunday as the Vatican put 498 slain Spanish priests and nuns from that divisive era on the path to sainthood. for more click here

The Scottish Nationalists were in jubilant mood yesterday as they gathered for their annual party conference in the mountain resort of Aviemore. They are riding high in the opinion polls and seem intoxicated by 160 successful days in power. for more click here

Californians lost their homes to foreclosure in record numbers for a second straight quarter, and the trend is creeping into affluent communities, figures released Friday show.

Foreclosures statewide hit a new high of 24,209, besting the previous record by 39%, according to DataQuick Information Systems. Default notices — the first step toward foreclosure — rose to 72,571 for the three months ended Sept. 30, breaking a record set in 1996. for more click here

MPs will get the final say on decisions of war and peace, the government has confirmed.

The decision is the symbolic centrepiece of Gordon Brown’s constitutional package, and intended to signal a clear break with the Blair era and the previous prime minister’s handling of the decision to invade Iraq in 2003. Ministers will also frame the move as an expression of support for British troops. for more click here