WikiLeaks’ Afghan War Reports Stir Debates On Journalism, Law
As the Pentagon investigates the potential damage from the leak of more than 91,000 classified U.S. military reports on the war in Afghanistan, the leak is fueling debate about the role of whistle-blowers as journalistic sources in the age of digital data.

Australian Churches Join Campaign Against Israel
The National Council of Churches Australia (NCCA), the nation's largest ecumenical body, met last week for its 7th Triennial Forum, which resulted in a statement asking Australians to consider boycotting goods produced by Israeli settlements in the West Bank in solidarity with Palestinian Christians.

US Judge Finds North Korea Guilty For 1972 Massacre At Israeli Airport
A US federal judgehas found North Korea guilty and fined it $300 million for supporting a radical Japanese terrorist group which carried out a brutal armed assault on Israel's main airport in 1972. The petition, which was filed by the family of an American citizen killed during the attack, charged that the Japanese Red Army and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, with financial support from North Korea, targeted the Lod Airport, now Ben-Gurion International airport, killing 26 people.

Obama Criticized Over AIDS Funding
The head of the Global AIDS Alliance has sharply criticized President Obama, saying Mr. Obama has failed to meet his funding promises for HIV/AIDS. Paul Zeitz says President Obama is not nearly as involved in the issue as his predecessors George Bush or Bill Clinton. The State Department's Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator strongly rejects the charges, calling them inaccurate.

China Expands Media Reach with English Language News Channel, Digital Media Push
Chinese news is expanding. Xinhua News Agency recently launched a 24-hour English-language news channel for broadcast worldwide. And China's largest state-run broadcaster, CCTV, is expanding its global broadcasts in several languages. Beijing has long complained that Western media coverage is biased against China.

UN Panel Seeks Financing Sources to Offset Climate Change
The co-chairs of the United Nations advisory group charged with finding $100 billion a year to help developing countries meet the challenges of climate change said Tuesday that they will present their final report in October, ahead of the U.N. climate conference in Mexico. The 21 member high-level advisory panel headed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and his Norwegian counterpart Jens Stoltenberg wrapped up its second meeting on Tuesday in New York.

Funding Corruption and Waste in Afghanistan
Ron Paul
Last week, GOP chairman Michael Steele came under fire for daring to say what a lot of Americans already know -- that our involvement in Afghanistan is an ill-advised quagmire with no end in sight. After nearly 10 years and approaching $1 trillion spent, the conflict is going nowhere because there is nowhere for it to go. After all, if victory is never really defined, defeat is inevitable.

A Game No More In Pakistani Pashtun Village
Villagers in the northwest Pakistani village of Shah Hassan Khel no longer gather to take in a volleyball match or two after a long day in the fields. The Taliban put an end to that tradition seven months ago with a deadly bombing that killed scores of players and fans. But just because locals are eschewing one of their most beloved pastimes doesn't mean they are giving in to terrorism.