Rescue Children

"What if I told you that one of the biggest growth industries in the world is right on your doorstep? It engages more that 1.2 million children each year and generates over 7 billion dollars annually. It doesn't pay taxes. It's never featured on the news. It doesn't advertise for jobs but there's plenty of work for everyone. So what is it? Human Trafficking!"

"I believe children, no matter where they are born, deserve to live free of danger, abuse and poverty. I Stir for a better world! I think 50cents a day (AUS$15 a month) is a small sacrifice to help rescue millions of children who - through no fault of their own - need rescuing from things like : * Being kidnapped * Being sold into slavery and prostitution * Forced into hard labour"

Protesting Monks

"For days they've led a country, the monks of Myanmar take to the streets determined to challenge the military dictatorship. They raised Buddhist flags as they marched through Yangon and Mandalay chanting religious mantras and calling for peace and democracy.

"Those calls have been answered by armed troops and police who blocked their way preventing demonstrators from reaching the holy shrines in Yangon symbols of past resistance to this oppression..."

Meteor Crash in Peru

"It came from outer space say the locals. A giant meteor smashing to earth leaving this 20 meters wide and 7 meters deep crater." Romulo Quispe, local resident: "I was standing nearby. It exploded and knocked me back three meters."

"The alien minerals that made up the molten ball of fire are now being blamed for a mystery illness that's affecting 200 villagers the site near Lake Titicaca in southern Peru. A geologist in the region said a reaction between the elements in the meteor and the earth's surface can create gases that later dissipate.

Hilary Fyfe

Access Denied details the impact of the Global Gag Rule on reproductive health programs in Zambia, one of the poorest countries in Africa. At a time when one in five adults is infected with HIV and nearly 70 percent of the population is under the age of 24, the gag rule has deprived Zambia's primary family planning agency of critical U.S. assistance.

"Women in Zambia and throughout sub-Saharan Africa have little access to contraceptives and pregnancy after pregnancy means that they have no time to pursue education, to contribute economically or to plan for their children's future. The United States government has been the leading source of reproductive health funding and technical expertise in the developing world..."