Children International

15 Hostages Held by Colombian Rebels Are Rescued - NYTimes.com 15 Captives held by the FARC rebel group were rescued today announced Columbia. Ingrid Betancourt a former Columbian presidential candidate, and three American military contractors were among the 15 captives rescued. The United States was involved in the planning and provided "specific support," but officials would not go into detail on what they actually helped with. The FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia) held the... Read Full Story

CHELSEA, Vt. - The uncle of a missing 12-year-old girl — one of the last to see her before she vanished — pleaded not guilty Monday in what police called unrelated sex assaults on another underage girl, who told them the man was involved in a child sex ring. Michael Jacques, 42, of Randolph, a registered sex offender, pleaded not guilty to aggravated sexual assault and was being held on $250,000 bail while police searched his home for clues in the disappearance of Brooke Bennett. Full... Read Full Story

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In view of "Human Rights Day" for Bloggers Unite I thought I would invite you to join me in helping sponsor International Children across our globe. It only takes a click each day for your donation. How simple is that? And I'm not personally asking you for any money like they do on television. So please read on then visit the url and click. Thanks for your much needed help for these precious children. I need your help to sponsor children in need. Go to: children.care2 Care2's Race for... Read Full Story

Still Missing: Lenoria Jones Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner('s Place) ain't got nothing more to say. ~~SjP Read Full Story