The Church of England will officially apologise to Charles Darwin for misunderstanding his theory of evolution.In a bizarre step, the Church will address its contrition directly to the Victorian scientist himself, even though he died 126 years ago.

They could be roadside beggars; a gaunt toothless old woman thrusting her hungry toddler towards the camera, while her ragged, sad older daughter looks on with matted hair and dark circles around her eyes.

Eric Ruder argues that the antiwar movement needs to respond clearly to the growing focus of U.S. military might on Afghanistan.

Abusive child labor is a symptom directly related to the problems of poverty in the developing world.

Israeli naval gunships opened fire on Sunday at fishing boats near Rafah shores in southern Gaza Strip, but no injuries were reported, Hamas security sources said.

"I've been called personally 17 times and asked how and when I would like to die," Palestinian activist Osama Qashoo told AFP.

"We've been waiting a long time to unify our group, which has been split between Cyprus and Crete. We are excited to combine both groups who have worked so hard on this project and are so enthusiastic about setting out for Gaza

LARNACA, Cyprus (AFP) - Activists said Wednesday they were determined to break the Israeli blockade of the poverty-stricken Gaza Strip by boat despite receiving death threats.

"It has been 41 years since any boat has travelled in those waters, and we plan to be the first," said U.S. citizen Paul Larudee, one of the organisers of the "Free Gaza" campaign.

We are human rights activists, invited to visit Gaza by our Palestinian partners, and each of us has vowed to do no violence, in either word or deed.