United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon is under fire again. Inga-Britt Ahlenius - untilrecently one of the highest-ranking officials at the U.N. - explains to IPS herblistering attacks on Ban's leadership.

Contact: Peter Robbio, Concerned Women for America, 703-683-5004 ext. 116 WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- A federal court has struck down the linchpin to ObamaCare, the mandate requiring every individual to buy health insurance. The judge agreed with twenty six states who challenged the law. Concerned Women for America's CEO Penny Nance said: "We at Concerned Women for America feel vindicated by Judge Vinson's ruling that the ObamaCare mandate -- which Source: Concerned Women for America

Contact: Michael Steel, Brendan Buck, Kevin Smith, 202-225-0600; PERMALINK           WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement applauding U.S. District Court Judge Robert Vinson of Florida's ruling that the job-destroying health care law is unconstitutional, and calling for expedited review of his decision:  "Today's decision affirms the view, Source: CCN

Contact: Dr. Jessica Davis, News Desk, 515-661-6351, news@teapartynewsbrief.com, www.teapartynewsbrief.comDES MOINES, Jan. 29, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Tea Party News Brief, LLC, headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, is the nation's first nonpartisan news service for the Tea Party Movement. The Tea Party News Brief launches the Citizen Response Fax Service in order for Americans to send messages to the Tea Party Caucus members including Michele Bachmann and Rand Paul of the 112th U.S. Con Source: Tea Party News Brief, LLC

"A Nation that Will Not Stand for Life Will Not Stand for Long" Contact: Matt Lloyd, Congressman Mike Pence, 202-226-4379 WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- U.S. Congressman Mike Pence made the following remarks at the 38th Annual March for Life today on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.: "We gather to mark the 38th anniversary of the worst Supreme Court decision since Dred Scott. And we gather today in the shadow of a new pro-lif Source: Congressman Mike Pence

On March for Life, Eve of State of the Union, Pro-Life Leader Calls for Grassroots to Seize Momentum in 112th CongressContact: Kerry Brown, Susan B. Anthony List, 703-470-1926, kbrown@sba-list.orgWASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today, in her first annual State of the Unborn video address, Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser called the 38th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision a unique opportunity for pro-life America. The addres Source: Susan B. Anthony List

When the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) formulates itsannual Human Development Index (HDI), it uses severalsocioeconomic indicators - including life expectancy, grossnational income and literacy - to rank member states and alsomeasure quality of life in these countries.

United Nations officials said they were"gravely concerned"Wednesday that the current political deadlock over recentpresidential elections in Cote d'Ivoire could ultimately leadto genocide, as both sides of the conflict consolidated theirforces.

Contact: Kathleen Domingo, 415-291-3580SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following statement has been released by William B. May, Chairman of Catholics for the Common Good."It is shocking that the U.S. Supreme Court did not accept the appeal of District of Columbia citizens who were deprived of their right to vote on the definition of marriage. The Court's decision effectively upheld the finding of the Washington Human Rights Commission that it would be discrimin Source: Catholics for the Common Good Institute

Living up to its reputation - or notoriety - as one of theworld's quintessential talking shops, the United Nations hasscheduled a slew of high-level meetings and internationalconferences through December this year.

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev signed a large number of contracts withIndia during a two-day visit to New Delhi in December. These deals were part ofa series of agreements that have placed India in progressively moreadvantageous positions in global arms markets.

With seven Latin American countries formally recognisingPalestine as an independent state, there is one questionfloating in the corridors of the United Nations: will Asia andAfrica follow suit?

Famine-hollowed farmers watch trucks loaded with grain grownon their ancestral lands heading for the nearest port,destined to fill richer bellies in foreign lands. This scenehas become all too common since the 2008 food crisis.

A report released Thursday by the World Bank indicates thatfor the next two years, developing nations are better poisedon the road to economic recovery than their more developedcounterparts.