Calls for tougher action on global warming are intensifying as policy makers embark for Kenya, where weeklong talks on climate change are due to start Monday.   more »

Workers in this city could become the first in the nation to be guaranteed paid sick leave after voters go to the polls her and across the country next Tuesday.   more »

Nobel peace prizewinners have joined hands with major human rights groups in urging nations to back U.N. moves to ink a treaty that would curb the illicit trade in small weapons.   more »

A majority of people around the world reject the use of torture even if it is supposed to extract information that could save lives from terrorism, pollsters say.   more »

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"People power" seems to be the tie that binds together today's stories. Our top feature article highlights recent demonstrations and campaigns to support Darfur, oppose war in Iraq, and end poverty worldwide, noting that, "regular people are coming back out in force to demand their governments respect and act on the values they hold dear." In the news section...   more »

Sign at a rally for Dafur in April on the National Mall in Washington, DC. © Amnesty International USA

We don't often do this, but we're leading today's Daily Headlines with an action alert. The beleaguered region of Darfur stands at a crossroads this weekend. Some would call it a precipice. The UN has agreed to send troops to protect the civilians caught up in the brutal conflict, but the Sudanese government has rejected that idea. Many believe only foreign governments, including China, Russia, and the United States, can convince Khartoum to let the UN troops in. So thousands--potentially millions--of regular people are rallying all over the world this weekend...   more »

Cotton farming in Burkina Faso. © Brahima Ouedraogo / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network

Two massive donations announced this week--from three of the richest families in America--are aiming to jumpstart development on the continent of Africa...   more »

Refugees, like these in the DRC, need help returning home and restarting their lives. © Refugees International

While peace has suddenly become distinctly attainable in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and other African nations, the international community will need to help the process along with an infusion of funds, Jan Egeland said Tuesday at the conclusion of an eight-day peace tour through the continent. Also in the news section...   more »

Education and interdependence lead the news today. With the new school year arriving in much of the world, OneWorld has launched the latest issue of its online magazine, Perspectives. "Learning the Future" looks at global efforts to get kids into school and improve the schools they're in. Simultaneously...   more »

Peace rally. © Pete Pattisson

On the fifth anniversary of September 11th, we devote today's pages to peace. Over the weekend, five former Russian republics pledged to forever remain nuclear-weapon-free. The UN's top humanitarian official spent a restful night in a Ugandan camp for displaced people Saturday, and peace activists called on...   more »

Dara Mortley, immigrant domestic worker in the U.S. © Institute for Policy Studies

Migration and terrorism are the topics of the weekend. In today's news section, a key UN report spotlights the plight of the women who make up half of all migrating people around the world, and Somalia's sea smuggling season has begun with four boats and four deaths. Plus, in analysis...   more »

Families joined the call to 'Make Poverty History' at a recent demonstration in the UK. © Peter Armstrong

The public has been taking to the streets over the past few years to hold governments accountable for their promises--promises to uphold democracy and the rule of law, promises to combat climate change, and above all, promises to "Make Poverty History." Find out about the next month of action to combat poverty, which begins one week from today, in the news section. Also in that section...   more »

Independence Arch, Accra. Ghana was a top-10 business reformer in 2005/2006. © Bernard Haven

Africa has been in the news of late for issues of war and peace, but the business of normal life continues throughout much of the continent. A new report says the business climate has been getting better in many African countries, which bodes well for development prospects across the continent...   more »

Will the AU soldiers stay in Darfur?

What a difference a weekend makes. On Thursday hopes ran high that the United Nations was finally on the verge of taking over peacekeeping operations in Darfur--a long-anticipated and much-needed move from the perspective of the millions of Darfuri civilians caught up in what some believe is an ongoing genocide. But Sudan's president has since dashed those hopes, though he relented a little Monday saying that...   more »

Woman in Darfur displaced by the violence. © Refugees International

It's been a good week for peace. On the heels of Uganda's truce, which has raised hopes for a return to normalcy for millions in the war-ravaged north of that country, the UN announced Thursday it was ready and willing to deploy a powerful peacekeeping force to the Darfur region of Sudan. This step, which humanitarian groups have been urging for months and Africa Action reports on in today's news section, could save thousands of lives and provide the space for negotiations to bring a lasting peace. Also in the news...   more »

Raed Jarrar speaking on a recent panel, wearing the t-shirt in question. © Global Exchange

The ugliness of the "war on terror" is front and center once again today. Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi architect and peace activist who's lived in the United States for many years, describes how he was forced to change his t-shirt at New York's JFK airport because the Arabic script on it (which was also written English: "We Will Not Be Silent") was disconcerting fellow passengers. Also...   more »

ActionAid, Bird Life International, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Panos, Tearfund, WWF, Worldvision International...they're just some of the aid and environment groups that have come together to highlight...   more »

The UN estimates that 650 million people--or 10 percent of the world's population--are living with disabilities. While some countries have acted to ensure disabled people are granted all the same...   more »

The 20-year war waged by the so-called Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda may be ending. The conflict has been a brutal source of...   more »

Which wars should be prosecuted?

In researching a story about Saddam Hussein's second trial, OneWorld journalist Aaron Glantz came across a very interesting perspective about what has become known recently as "pre-emptive war." Former...   more »

We hear a variety of different voices on the Middle East today. As UNICEF warned that clean water is the #1 priority for civilians in south Lebanon, Jewish activists...   more »

If several billion people were to produce and consume the way a few hundred million in Europe, the United States, and a few other places do today, the Earth could certainly not sustain us for long. The city of Dongtan...   more »

We lead off today with a new report on the world's water situation that took 700 experts five years to complete. We feel it was well worth the effort. The broad strokes are these...    more »

Kinshasa remains tense and largely deserted today after election results were announced Sunday night, sparking two gun battles and indicating that ...   more »

HIV/AIDS poster, Kenya © Peter Armstrong

As the world's largest-ever meeting on HIV/AIDS wraps up in Toronto, a milestone has ...   more »