Orang-utans protest at Unilever’s HQ and Factory
Indymedia UK - 20 Apr 2008
Greenpeace folk dressed as Orang-utans have climbed all over Unilever’s London HQ and Merseyside factory to tell the company to stop destroying rainforests for palm oil. Palm oil is used in products like Dove and Persil, and the companies Unilever buys from are destroying valuable rainforest and peatland areas – bad news not only for the millions of people who depend on them for their way of life and endangered species such as the orang-utan, but also for the global climate.

Room for two: US, Iran in the Middle East
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 20 Apr 2008
Summary: The poisonous atmosphere between the Bush and President Mahmud Ahmadinejad administrations has prevented the two countries from exploring areas of common interest. With a new US president taking office in January 2009, and with the Iranian presidential elections in March of that year, both Iran and the US may have new presidents by mid-2009. Such a development would certainly help create a window of opportunity for the two countries to reduce tensions and begin resolving their differences. source: Asia Times Onlineread more