Gunmen have attacked a number of targets in the Indian city of Mumbai including a five-star hotel, police say. At least 18 people have been killed and several wounded in coordinated attacks, according to CNN's sister network in India CNN-IBN

Lesbian relationships in Australia received welcome recognition yesterday after two bills enforcing equality were passed through the Senate.Superannuation entitlements, Medicare health safety nets, social security, tax, and employment were some of the are

The number of applications for children to be taken into care in England has risen sharply after the case of Baby P, government agency Cafcass has said.

This week a deer hunter was charged with manslaughter when one he accidentally shot a young baby while she was in her grandparents' home in Hudson Valley.

A report shows that Ofsted received notifications from local authorities of 424 serious incidents, relating to 282 deaths of children over a 17 month period.

"The human being is an incredibly sensitive, experiencing instrument," says Maharaji. "Place in it the truth that resides in you, and it will sing out with ecstasy. Play it with the passion it deserves, and you will hear sounds you have been yearning to"

UNITED NATIONS - Three former child soldiers from Africa announced the launch of a new U.N.-backed advocacy group Thursday to help other kids escape and heal from war.

Findings in several wildlife raids across the globe indicate China's involvement in strengthening illegal activities and hurting conservation goals.

Sent by the grand jury in South Texas, indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, of "organized criminal activities" related to the alleged ill-treatment of prisoners in jails in particular

at the G20 summit, Bush walks across a line of world leaders without shaking or being asked to shake any of their hands. Whether the President is being rejected by the world leaders or he is rejecting them, CNN's Rick Sanchez aptly says that Bush looks