This Thanksgiving, as you rejoice in the bounty of food, family, and friends, you have a very real opportunity to make a change. By signing one simple pledge, you can help people who lack many of the necessities we're thankful for, like food

France's highest court has ruled that U.S. agrochemical giant Monsanto had not told the truth about the safety of its best-selling weed-killer, Roundup. The court confirmed an earlier judgment that Monsanto had falsely advertised its herbicide as "biodeg

Former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin disagrees with the Obama administration's demand that Israel halt settlement construction, although her reason for that opinion is puzzling to some (or at the least demonstrates she's not familiar with the

The Swine Flu or H1N1 is predicted to kill 30,000 - 50,000 people in the fall of 2009. Swine Flu Parody "If it Smells Like Cod, it's Swine"

One of the Arab world's biggest pop stars has provoked a torrent of outrage after releasing a song which refers to black Egyptians as monkeys. Haifa Wehbe, an award-winning Lebanese diva who has been voted one of the world's most beautiful people,

It was an ancient tradition banned by the Taliban but now it's back: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reports from northern Afghanistan on the hiring out of young male dancers by older men

Detectives hunting one of the most prolific sex offenders in British criminal history say they have made a "significant" arrest almost two decades after the serial rapist first struck

"In Ausralia invasion is not an invasion if "we" do it. Terror is not terror if "we" do it. A crime is not a crime if "we" commit it. It didn't happen. Even while it was happening it didn't happen. It didn't matter. It was of no interest". Oh really? :-)

Countries where polygamy is legal also have high rates of child abuse, gendercide, low literacy,child and female rape. Consequent to the lessening of the rights of one class of individuals, the areas that oppress women as a matter of law and/or indiffere

For the first time in human history, the number of people across the world suffering from hunger exceeds 1 billion -- one sixth of the world´s population. Next week, global leaders will meet at the World Food Summit in Rome to address this g