The US attacked Syria. Objective: kill terrorist accomplice, carried out under a quietly-revised but just announced policy of going after countries, groups & persons who aid terrorists in any way in obtaining WMDs. How many more countries might we attack?

British documentary that examines the disgrace and inhumanity of torture that was administered to detainees in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo, with tacit approval of the Bush administration and military. Proves how we were lied to over and over again.

Several Chinese villages, located in a cluster near the Vietnamese border, boast an unusual number of healthy centenarians per capita. Living in the region is reputed to add years to life, and now they want to share this with visitors.

"Restaveks" is the term for children of destitute Haitian families who are farmed out to the more affluent to act as servants & housekeepers in exchange for shelter, food & schooling. Activists, however, say these children are often treated as slaves.

The collapse of major market sectors in the US has spread like a plague across the economic landscape of the globe. There is growing fear that the the financial growth many countries have recently realized will evaporate in the wake of instability.

Europeans are worried about their savings and the solidity of their financial institutions as the EU nations hurry to shore up their economies. Asia is watching the value of stocks fall precipitously as well.

As Americans are wondering about their paychecks, retirement and for some, their next meal, the military has contracted with four private firms to sell "the American way" to the Iraqi people. If they know what's good for them they won't listen.

In August, Somali pirates surrounded an Iranian merchant vessel, the Iran Deyanat, in the Gulf of Aden. Armed with AK-47s, they boarded the ship. The declared cargo was minerals & industrial products, but something sickened those pirates & killed some.

Lucy, 'splain this to me...who's paying for THIS little gift, and what the hell is going on here vis-a-vis the BAILOUT? Does this mean if the bailout passes we the people will actually be $1.4 TRILLION in debt? Thanks, Tsandi.

Leaked US-Iraq agreement indicates no intent to set U.S. troops withdrawal; grants immunity to US soldiers and contractors who commit crimes..howsabout them apples?