Celebs rally against human trafficking
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Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery that must not be tolerated, a senior U.N. official and celebrities said Wednesday.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie caused a stir among even their fellow stars as Hollywood's hottest couple made their way into Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Madonna hosts a celebrity-packed event in New York in aid of orphaned children in Malawi.
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Celebrities including actress Eva Longoria and singer Avril Lavigne will auction off personal items on eBay to raise money for survivors of the Asia tsunami.
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More than 25 celebrities including actors Jim Carrey, Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams on Thursday urged the United Nations to help win freedom for Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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An OSCE-sponsored conference on improving human rights protection for trafficking victims concluded by calling on governments around the world to do more to stop the smuggling and exploitation of people.
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More than 10,000 demonstrators rallied today to protest the treatment of six black teenagers who were arrested in the beating of a white schoolmate last year.
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Martial arts star Jackie Chan attends a televised rally in Hong Kong protesting against local media intrusion.
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Stars from round the world will sing  next week in London's Royal Albert Hall at a UN concert to  raise vital funds for starving refugees in Sudan's western  Darfur region.
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About 150 Iraqis, many of them recipients of humanitarian aid, rallied Monday in front of the Baghdad offices of CARE International to demand the release of aid worker Margaret Hassan.
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LONDON, July 7 â They joined forces two years ago to combat global poverty under the flag of Live 8, and rock and pop stars and their myriad fans around the world threw their voices behind a good cause again on Saturday, this time that of raising awareness about global warming through a campaign called Live Earth.
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The men of &quot;Ocean&#39;s Thirteen&quot; --  Brad Pitt, George Clooney and their crew -- have turned their  Hollywood hype machine into a campaign to raise money for  Darfur refugees.
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By David Crumm, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 18--Hundreds of churches across Michigan are joining forces today with moviemakers and social activists around the world to build political momentum for a campaign to end the ancient practice of slavery.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair was among dozens of politicians and celebrities backing a British-based campaign launched today which urges tourists to boycott Myanmar because of its appalling human rights record.
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Pro-hunt campaigners gather outside Cherie Blair's birthday party to protest at plans to ban hunting with dogs.
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Thousands of former fighters, including top government figures, rallied Friday to support a proposed amnesty for Afghans suspected of war crimes.
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Thousands of activists from across Europe are arriving in London for a weekend of anti-globalisation events and protests.