Eric Young

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• Mar 7, 2007

  Over 115 Passengers Survive Indonesia Jet Crash

  An Indonesian jetliner carrying around 140 passengers burst into flames Wednesday after skidding off the runway and plowing through a fence. While more than 115 people escaped through emergency exits as black smoke billowed behind them, reports say at least 21 trapped passengers died inside the burning wreckage.

• Feb 25, 2007

  Resurrected Game Rating Bill Challenges Entertainment Industry

  The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), which assigns ratings for the content and age-appropriateness of computer and video games, is seeking to hire full-time game raters in wake of renewed legislative pressure.

• Nov 25, 2006

  Abducted Darfur Aid Worker Returns Unharmed

  A man employed to deliver relief assistance to Sudan’s conflict-ridden Darfur region returned Friday, 48 hours after being abducted en route from a food nutrition center.

• Nov 24, 2006

  Kobia Urges China to Provide, Expand Religious Freedom

  The head of the World Council of Churches encouraged China this week to provide and expand freedom of religion in the often-criticized country before concluding his weeklong visit there and embarking on a four-day visit to Taiwan.
  

• Nov 24, 2006

  Kobia Urges China to Provide, Expand Religious Freedom

  The head of the World Council of Churches encouraged China this week to provide and expand freedom of religion in the often-criticized country before concluding his weeklong visit there and embarking on a four-day visit to Taiwan.
  

• Nov 19, 2006

  Watchdogs Welcome U.N.'s Condemnation of N. Korea Rights Abuses

  The UN General Assembly has voted to increase censure as it debated human rights issues in North Korea this week, a move welcomed by CSW.