KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S. government will spend $511 million to expand its embassy in Kabul, the U.S. ambassador said Wednesday, describing the work as a demonstration of America's long-term commitment to Afghanistan.

By Sandra Cuffe - November 2, 2010

The exact numbers of First Nations men and women who have died during their arrest or while in police custody in [British Columbia] are unclear. Conservative lists include more than one hundred names, while others estimate the total to be in the hundreds..."We have to change this society's attitude about who we are as First Nations people..."

If there was an easier way to struggle for their rights, the workers from the PT. Kanefusa Indonesia Federation of Indonesian Metal Workers Union (FSPMI) would probably have tried it.

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IVP 430 November 2010

The election is over and the results are depressing, much as expected - it was not a good night for anyone who believes that the most important work of government in hard times will be protecting ordinary people. This is a stretch to imagine at the best of times, and this was not them.

America's largest pro-Israel lobby group on Wednesday hailed the results of midterm elections in the U.S. which saw staunch supporters re-elected to Congress on both sides of the party political divide.

"Financial crisis is going to make resource depletion much harder to address, because we are not going to have the money to replace highly energy-dependent infrastructure.

Republicans weren't the only ones to win big yesterday. Aliens in The Mile-High City can breath easier thanks to voters rejecting a plan to officially track them. From the article: "The proposal defeated soundly Tuesday night would have established a commission to track extraterrestrials.