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The joint parliamentary committee on human rights states: "The information which the bill envisages will be held on the register allows for significant intrusion into private life."

Nelson Mandela has challenged leaders of rich nations to ease the plight of the world's poor by slashing debt, boosting aid and making world trade fairer.

"Major investment" is needed to help people mitigate and adapt to global warming.

A group of computer enthusiasts in Indonesia has set up wireless Internet kiosks throughout Banda Aceh for aid groups and journalists.

In Zambia the projected life expectancy has reduced from 60 years at birth (without HIV/AIDS) to 37 years. In some urban areas like Lusaka the adult HIV prevalence is as high as 28%. Adults are dying all the time, and unfortunately there are currently over 500,000 orphans left. You can help! Find and donate all your children's books that they no longer read...

The APC is among more than 60,000 people already registered to attend the World Social Forum, in Brazil, setting an alternative agenda to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The WSF is the world's largest gathering of social movements, non-profits, and progressive groups who believe that "another world is possible".

Weblogs have been nominated in 30 categories, from the top regional blog to the best-kept-secret blog.

Human Rights Watch reports that detainees are still suffering systematic abuse.

The first biometric immigration controls will go live at Heathrow airport this spring.

The UK government's decision to focus on global warming during its G8 presidency has made it a target for lobby groups funded by US oil interests.