Choosing to forgive -- or not

"(LifeWire) -- Bob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt. ...

John McCain 'fails to pay taxes'

When you're getting on in years it's easy to forget things - like paying your taxes - easily done." John McCain and his wife failed to pay house taxes and owe more than $225,000 on credit cards, it has been revealed. Newsweek, which discovered that Senator...

Man gets death for brutal murder

"A QATARI man was sentenced to death yesterday for the brutal murder of his aunt following a fight about money.A Doha court heard that the man, in his 20s, had tried to suffocate his relative before bludgeoning her with a stone and driving a car over her battered body.The man...

Very fishy in one town, my hometown!!!

"My mom, aunt, and dad all voted for RP today in my hometown, My mom and aunt both work passing out ballots, and checking them off. I just looked at the politico map and it says their town has ZERO votes for Ron. Now i know that there isn't corruption on voting in that little...

Daughter of the West

" * LRB * 13 December 2007 * Tariq Ali more detail icon * printer icon print layout * mail icon tell a friend Daughter of the West Tariq Ali Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...

Turkey Demands American Military Intervention

"This is a fine mess. First Turkey was so miffed over the now-tabled Congressional "Turkish genocide" resolutionthat its ambassador flounced back home. Now Turkey is demanding that the U.S.take military action against Kurdish fighters on Turkey's borders: or else. From...

British couple's 22-year motel stop

"A British couple have shacked up in a budget roadside motel for more than 20 years because they love never having to do the laundry or cooking, they said Tuesday.David Davidson, 79, and his wife, Jean, 70, first tried out a Travelodge hotel while visiting a sick aunt in 1985...

Yellow Bird: On being Black or Indian 'enough'

""Being 'black enough' or 'Indian enough' usually refers to your experience in Indian country or black America. In Indian country, if you are light-skinned with shades of blond hair, you can be discriminated against by your own people because you are ;different.' The irony is...

Sold into prostitution for $680 in Nepal

""My aunt lured me with tall promises of finding work in Kathmandu. But I ended up in a brothel in Pune," Sunita* broke into tears recalling the old wounds of the past. "I'm totally perplexed. No way for me to return anywhere," she said. "My aunt has ruined me...