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NEW YORK, Oct 4 (OneWorld) - While the $700 billion financial rescue package is capturing headlines, child advocates across the country are quietly cheering some recent successes in Congress -- including significant reform to the child welfare system -- while raising concerns about a setback that may leave many homeless children without services they need.

NEW YORK, Oct 3 (OneWorld) - As lawmakers prepare to vote Friday on a renegotiated plan to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to protect Wall Street from financial disaster, activists are ramping up protests against the bill and some independent analysts have offered alternatives focusing on financial relief for regular Americans.

NEW YORK, Oct 2 (OneWorld) - Peace and disarmament advocacy groups have denounced the U.S.-India nuclear trade deal, saying Wednesday night's Senate vote to approve the agreement posed a serious threat to non-proliferation efforts worldwide.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 1 (OneWorld) - A leading environmental group launched an Internet ad campaign this week comparing proposed loan guarantees for the nuclear power industry to the widely unpopular $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan.

WASHINGTON, Sep 30 (OneWorld) - Several advocacy and humanitarian organizations are asking Americans to participate in "reverse trick-or-treating" this Halloween to help build awareness about inequities in the global cocoa industry and alert consumers to Fair Trade chocolate alternatives.

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 29 (IPS) - As a spreading financial crisis threatens to deepen the economic recession in the United States, the news of an unprecedented $700-billion bailout package reverberated through the corridors of the United Nations last week as over 100 world leaders gathered in New York for the annual talk-fest: the 63rd session of the General Assembly.

BANGKOK, Sep 26 (IPS) - Burma's military leaders have signaled the start of a new political era with the release of 9,002 prisoners, including several key political detainees.

WASHINGTON, Sep 25 (OneWorld) - It's time to shed light on the way U.S. companies in charge of oil, gas, and mining operations in developing countries are spending their money, according to testimony at two Capitol Hill hearings Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 22 (New America Media) - Texas native David Hernandez, a decorated Army veteran who served his country in different parts of the world, can no longer see the world after his country denied him a passport.

WASHINGTON, Sep 23 (OneWorld) - South Africa's political landscape is erupting, and while the media has reacted sharply, public outcry about the maneuvering that swept President Thabo Mbeki from power and threatens to divide the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been muted.

NEW YORK, Sep 22 (OneWorld) - As tensions remain high between government and opposition in Bolivia, where more than 30 people have been killed in politically motivated attacks in recent days, a group of Latin America experts are calling for Washington to clarify its engagement in the internal affairs of Bolivia.

WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (OneWorld) - Nations worldwide are falling short of the hunger and poverty targets adopted at the start of the millennium, and as a result millions are suffering needlessly, warns a report released ahead of next week's UN summit to measure progress toward the Millennium Development Goals.

LONDON, Sep 18 (OneWorld) - Corruption is a serious threat in humanitarian assistance, a panel of aid practitioners and analysts warned at a meeting here yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Sep 17 (OneWorld) - After a nearly 20-year wait, victims of deposed Chadian dictator Hissene Habre may finally see their nemesis tried for crimes against humanity.

WASHINGTON, Sep 17 (OneWorld) - Several women's advocacy groups have publicly declared their support for Barack Obama and Joseph Biden in the U.S. presidential election, citing the senators' support for issues of particular importance to women and expectations that they will keep their promises to promote women's rights if elected.

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 16 (OneWorld) - Driven by concerns over the continued loss of civilian lives in armed conflicts, a coalition of rights groups and aid organizations is calling for a worldwide crackdown on the illegal trade in guns.

WASHINGTON, Sep 15 (OneWorld) - Mexicans will celebrate the kickoff of their independence struggle this week, but the event may be overshadowed by the daily protests choking the turbulent country, some of which accuse the president of selling out Mexico's oil independence.

HARARE, Sep 12 (IPS) - Zimbabwe's political leaders signed a long overdue power sharing deal late on Thursday night.

NEW YORK, Sep 11 (OneWorld) - Increased economic investment in clean energy sources could help revive the U.S. economy and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs across the nation, according to a new study released this week.