HEALTH-ARGENTINA: AIDS Threat Looms over Impoverished Young Women

Argentine women who are poor and between the ages of 15 and 24 are the group most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, say experts, citing traditional gender roles, lack of information, and the asymmetry of male-female power in sexual relations as contributing factors.

POLITICS: Critics say Canadian Immigrant Jail Signals Crackdown

The Canadian government is planning to build a jail-style incarceration centre for immigrants despite the opposition of civil rights groups in the country.

POLITICS: Critics say Canadian Immigrant Jail Signals Crackdown

The Canadian government is planning to build a jail-style incarceration centre for immigrants despite the opposition of civil rights groups in the country.

MEXICO: Runners Carry Torch to US for Patron Saint and Immigrants

Runners with the ''Guadalupe torch'' relay reached New York city Thursday, 45 days after the first group set out from the Mexican capital to call attention to the plight of four million undocumented Mexican immigrants living in the United States.

ECONOMY-JAPAN: Alternative Currency Brings Communities Together

When Takayuki Miyamoto needed help to do roof repairs in his hometown in northern Japan, he paid for the services using currency - but of an alternative kind, called 'kurin'.

RIGHTS: Latin American Models for Child Participation – UNICEF

Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador and Guatemala set an example for the world for promoting children's participation in society, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report released Wednesday in the Mexican capital.

RIGHTS: Children Must Be Given a Voice, Says UNICEF

The world's two billion children deserve the right to be heard and to fully participate in society, says the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in its flagship report, deploring that millions of minors continue to suffer neglect.

RIGHTS: Latin American Models for Child Participation – UNICEF

Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador and Guatemala set an example for the world for promoting children's participation in society, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report released Wednesday in the Mexican capital.

LABOUR-VIETNAM: Rise in Migration Draws Unscrupulous Brokers

Vietnam has been following its neighbours in pursuing labour exports, but is fast discovering that along with the revenues these bring come problems like unscrupulous job supply firms, deception and exploitation of workers.

LABOUR-VIETNAM: Rise in Migration Draws Unscrupulous Brokers

Vietnam has been following its neighbours in pursuing labour exports, but is fast discovering that along with the revenues these bring come problems like unscrupulous job supply firms, deception and exploitation of workers.

LABOUR-VIETNAM: Rise in Migration Draws Unscrupulous Brokers

Vietnam has been following its neighbours in pursuing labour exports, but is fast discovering that along with the revenues these bring come problems like unscrupulous job supply firms, deception and exploitation of workers.

AMERICAS: First Indigenous Women Summit Rejects Free Trade Area

Indian women activists from across the continent agreed in Mexico to fight against the creation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), while a United Nations official warned of an ''uncontrollable social explosion'' if governments in the region fail to listen to indigenous peoples' demands.

AUSTRALIA: Softening of Refugee Policy Gets Cautious Welcome

Refugee support groups have cautiously welcomed a softening of hardline policy towards asylum seekers by Australia's major political parties, but say Canberra needs to do more to uphold the rights of children who arrive with parents seeking asylum.

AMERICAS: First Indigenous Women Summit Rejects Free Trade Area

Indian women activists from across the continent agreed in Mexico to fight against the creation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), while a United Nations official warned of an "uncontrollable social explosion" if governments in the region fail to listen to indigenous peoples' demands.

AUSTRALIA: Softening of Refugee Policy Gets Cautious Welcome

Refugee support groups have cautiously welcomed a softening of hardline policy towards asylum seekers by Australia's major political parties, but say Canberra needs to do more to uphold the rights of children who arrive with parents seeking asylum.

POPULATION: Growth Soaring Among the Poorest

International help is falling desperately short in the fight to contain population growth, says the new state of world population report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

POPULATION: Growth Soaring Among the Poorest

International help is falling desperately short in the fight to contain population growth, says the new state of world population report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

MIGRATION: Flow of 175 Million People Has Social, Economic Impact

The world's migratory movements, which include one of every 35 people, continue to be a concern for the sovereign power of states, but are a phenomenon of growing universal interest, say experts at the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

MIGRATION: Flow of 175 Million People Has Social, Economic Impact

The world's migratory movements, which include one of every 35 people, continue to be a concern for the sovereign power of states, but are a phenomenon of growing universal interest, say experts at the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

HEALTH-PHILIPPINES: HIV/AIDS Caregivers Need Care Too

Larri Hayhurst held a throw pillow with both hands, laid it on her lap, buried her head in it, and let out a scream.

HEALTH-PHILIPPINES: HIV/AIDS Caregivers Need Care Too

Larri Hayhurst held a throw pillow with both hands, laid it on her lap, buried her head in it, and let out a scream.