http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Opinion Most of us use Facebook, Twitter and other social networks as part of our daily routine, but are these sites making us less social and even less likely to help others? We have seen an endless array of videos... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14546087-does-facebook-likes-make-us-more-or-less-likely-to-help-activism-in-the-digital-age-video causes-news Sat, 04 May 2013 17:33:51 -0700 It was a historic day yesterday, M ay 2, 2013, when the final piece of the spire was hoisted on top of New York's One World Trade Center. Once completed, the spire will soar at 1,776 feet which is a... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14533828-final-piece-of-the-spire-hoisted-on-top-of-the-one-world-trade-center-photos causes-news Thu, 02 May 2013 17:33:44 -0700 In one of the strongest condemnations against Guantanamo Bay detention facility, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on Friday called on the US to close the detention center, saying "the continuing indefinite incarceration of many of the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14361662-close-guantanamo-bay-says-un-official-to-the-united-states causes-news Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:59:09 -0700 New York (Fri, Apr. 05) -; Reported by madn3wz Young Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai was hailed by Angelina Jolie on Thursday at the Women in the World Summit organized in Lincoln Center in New York City. Malala, the 15-year-old Pakistani... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14355995-malala-yousafzai-honored-by-angelina-jolie-who-donates-200k-for-malala-fund causes-news Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:43:24 -0700 According to the Irish Examiner, the UN General Assembly Tuesday approved the first-ever treaty on global arms trade seeking to regulate the $70 billion international business in conventional arms, starting from light weapons to battle tanks and warships. The landmark... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14332839-un-general-assembly-adopts-landmark-treaty-to-regulate-global-arms-trade causes-news Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:16:47 -0700 One of the most regarded American music artists, Philip Ramone passes away; the former violin prodigy, record producer, an expert engineer and well known composer was 72. Hospitalized since late February, Phil died in New York's Presbyterian Hospital on Saturday... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14314999-phil-ramone-is-no-more-the-legendry-music-artist-dies-at-the-age-72-years causes-news Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:01:32 -0700 Reiterating the resolve to move ahead on the gun reform, President Barack Obama in a speech at the White House bluntly declared that the United States should be ashamed if the tragedy of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14309552-gun-reform-shame-on-us-if-we-forget-newtown-says-barack-obama causes-news Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:59:03 -0700 Familiarizing with new AV page format By Alfredo B. Ancheta Anchor for Allvoices Philippines I just noticed that my AV page has a new format and I joined several thousands of contributor writers the world-over who have also finally noted... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14304682-familiarizing-with-new-av-page-format causes-news Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:26:05 -0700 New York: Funnyman Jim Carrey has launched a spoof video clip 'Cold Dead Hand' which buffoons the weapon civil liberties lobby and poses actors clothed as Mahatma Gandhi, John Lennon and Abraham Lincoln. In the video, 51-year-old Carrey becomes late... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14302312-jim-carreys-antigun-video-stars-lennon-mahatma-gandhi causes-news Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:12:45 -0700 The Obama administration is working to shift the CIA-led drone program to the Department of Defense, according to reports. The move could make the targeted killing program dependent on the consent of host countries and subject to international laws of... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14292646-control-of-the-drone-program-to-move-from-cia-to-pentagon causes-news Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:20:02 -0700 Book Report by Rev. Austin Miles And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian (for) seven years. Judges 6:1 The Christian thinker, Turtullian, born 160... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14288240-the-harbinger-an-astonishing-book causes-news Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:55:43 -0700 Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of Iraq war and brings back memories of conflict which caused death, despair and a complete transformation of life for many Iraqis. The Iraq war has also affected the US soldiers and veterans in a... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14268420-sequestration-cuts-scholarships-for-children-of-iraq-and-afghanistan-war-heroes causes-news Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:26:45 -0700 Abu Ghaith, the son-in-law of Osama bin Laden is soon to acquire the distinction as the highest-ranking al-Qaida leader to stand trial in US since 9/11. He was captured by the FBI in Jordan March 1, then flown to the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14199951-republicans-against-abu-ghaiths-trial-in-the-us-as-a-common-criminal-with-full-rights causes-news Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:12:54 -0800 The bleak picture engendered by federal budget cuts known as sequestration threatens to potentially hit the US tourism industry hard. Tourism experts predict that $85 billion in budget cuts that began at midnight Friday came just in time for the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14156307-us-tourism-industry-threatened-by-sequestration causes-news Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:21:34 -0800 At the very least, Pfc. Bradley Manning's admission that he passed confidential military information to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks because he believed the American people had a right to know the "true costs of war" has ended speculation that he... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14152329-bradley-manning-a-hero-or-a-traitor causes-news Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:57:16 -0800