Get a life, and some cash, for life insurance policy (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
Need money? Got a cash-value life insurance policy? Not feeling too well these days? You may be approached to sell your policy to an investor for cash upfront. Maybe that's a good idea, but maybe not. You might part with a valuable policy unnecessarily and incur taxes you didn't expect.

'Protection' The UN Theme Of World Refugee Day (Scoop.co.nz)
20 June 2008 - From recreations of refugee camp life in national capitals to film festivals, food bazaars and fashion shows, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is observing World Refugee Day today with a series of activities around the globe to draw attention to the plight faced by the displaced.

Australian Aboriginal children still vulnerable (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Australian Aboriginal children remain vulnerable to sexual abuse a year after the government sent in police and soldiers to clean up their remote communities, the author of a report into the problem said on Friday.

Life Settlement Solutions to Provide Workshop at Annual Million Dollar Round Table Meeting (Centre Daily Times)
In response to financial professionals' need for knowledge about life settlements, Life Settlement Solutions, Inc. is offering a number of comprehensive educational tools as part of Life Settlement Awareness Month(TM).