NEWS SERVICE LAUNCHED

The Baha'i International Community, representing and encompassing the five million members of the Baha'i Faith worldwide, has launched an Internet-based news service at http://www.bahaiworldnews.org

The Web site offers the latest headlines, searchable news about a broad range of issues, including youth, the arts, scholarship, social and economic development, human rights, race unity, interfaith relations, the advancement of women, and moral education, as well as news about the growth and development of the worldwide Baha'i community.

The site includes a photo archives, and a subscription feature that allows users to receive articles by email. Stories and photographs may be freely reprinted, re-emailed, re-posted to the World Wide Web and otherwise reproduced by any individual or organisation. Reproductions should be attributed to the Baha'i World News Service, which retains full copyright protection for its stories under all applicable international laws.