Today, Mahmoud Abu Rideh, a Palestinian-born British resident with a British wife and six British children, has a hearing at the High Court in London to consider his request for internationally valid travel documents which would allow him to leave the cou

Questions about Michael Jackson's use of prescription drugs are intensifying after a powerful sedative was found inside his home.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday that Burma's junta chief Snr-Gen Than Shwe rejected his initial request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a rocky start to what he has called "a very tough mission" to win her freedom...

Syria's first lady has put out the welcome mat for the Obamas, a further sign that the once frosty relations between the two nations is thawing.

...and below I reproduce four letters written by five of Mahmoud Abu Rideh's six children, which should convince all but those with hearts made of stone that the government's anti-terror policies have been nothing but a grave and profoundly disturbing,,,

What is your response to Mark Regev, Israeli spokesperson, who said aid is free to pass into Gaza? No, that is wrong, we know it is not free. Our little boat was boarded by navy combat soldiers, they came in full riot gear when we were just 25 miles off

Propofol a Drug used in a medical setting, like when they put you under for an operation Michael Jackson was taking that as a sleeping aid? I thought it was used in anesthesia??

Happy Birthday America The Greatness of The American Nation and The Admirable Spirit of The American People The greatness of the American Nation and the Admirable Spirit of the American People is a matter of Respect, Pride and Inspiration

There is no contest about what I miss most about Canada. It is universal medical coverage. Just thinking about it, and its absence here, can send me into complete despair. But Canada Day is no time for tears, so instead I offer my First Runner-Up of Thing

Hanoi, Vietnam, Jul 3, 2009 / 07:33 pm (CNA).- On Wednesday 37 members of the U.S. Senate called on President Nguyen Minh Triet to release Fr. Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, a longtime human rights advocate. [Photo of 2007 trial.]