UN chief hits host Iran over human rights Aug 29th, 2012 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) The U.N. chief jolted his Iranian hosts Wednesday by pointing out "serious concerns" in Tehran's human rights record and urging cooperation with the world body to improve freedoms. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : chief, hits, host, iran, human, rights, Top Keywords

Hawking, humanity and a 'radical' Paralympics opening Aug 29th, 2012 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) Britain's most famous living scientist, Stephen Hawking, was to appear at the opening ceremony of London's Paralympic Games on Wednesday, with organisers promising a "radical" show challenging perceptions about disability. (Source... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hawking, humanity, 'radical', paralympics, opening, rights, Top Keywords

Norway vows 'humane' conditions for mass killer Aug 22nd, 2012 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) Those expecting Anders Behring Breivik to spend the rest of his days alone in a cramped cell will be disappointed when the far-right fanatic receives his sentence Friday for killing 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage last year. (Source: Associated P... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : norway, vows, 'humane', conditions, mass, killer, Top Keywords

Skull pushes back clock on early human migration Aug 20th, 2012 - 22:10h (CET +01.00) An ancient skull discovered in a cave in Laos has pushed back the clock on human migration to Southeast Asia by as much as 20,000 years, a study published Monday has found. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : skull, pushes, back, clock, early, human, migration, Top Keywords

Oldest Bones from Modern Humans in Asia Discovered Aug 20th, 2012 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) Newfound pieces of human skull from "the Cave of the Monkeys" in Laos are the earliest skeletal evidence yet that humans once had an ancient, rapid migration to Asia. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : oldest, bones, modern, humans, asia, discovered, migration, Top Keywords

Assad's forces committed crimes against humanity: UN Aug 15th, 2012 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) Syrian government forces and their militia allies committed crimes against humanity including murder and torture while rebel fighters were guilty of lesser offences, UN investigators said Wednesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : assad's, forces, committed, crimes, against, humanity, migration, Top Keywords

Humans and Neanderthals 'didn't breed' Aug 14th, 2012 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) Anthropologists have dealt a blow to theories that Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, bequeathing humans today with some of the genetic legacy of their mysterious cousins. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : humans, neanderthals, 'didn't, breed', against, humanity, migration, Top Keywords

UN humanitarian chief in Syria to discuss crisis Aug 14th, 2012 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos arrived in Syria Tuesday to address the "deteriorating humanitarian situation" in the conflict-ravaged country and discuss ways of scaling-up relief efforts. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : humanitarian, chief, syria, discuss, crisis, humanity, migration, Top Keywords

Syria's UN human rights envoy defects in Geneva Aug 13th, 2012 - 16:30h (CET +01.00) Syria's top representative at the UN Human Rights Council said Monday he had defected because he no longer felt able in that position to do anything for the Syrian people. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria's, human, rights, envoy, defects, geneva, migration, Top Keywords

The Uncle You Wish You Had and the Joy of Human Jukeboxes Aug 8th, 2012 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly ear... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : uncle, wish, human, jukeboxes, defects, geneva, migration, Top Keywords