Women Behind Bars

"Oklahoman Tina Thomas has been caught up in the American war on drugs. In many respects, she fits the common profile of a woman doing time for a drug-related offense. Her crimes have ranged from possession to check...

China Bans AIDS Activists Meeting

"China bans AIDS activists meeting Sunday, 29 July 2007 09:57 China has banned a meeting by AIDS activists on the rights of people with the disease. The conference would have brought together 50 Chinese and foreign...

Superstition ain't the way: Friday the 13th spooks us all

If looking at your calendar makes you panic, you're not alone: Friday the 13th is not just a day of superstition lite (ladders, black cats, et. al.). The dreaded date has been known to effect everything from the...

Public Anxiety Over Foreign Policy Nears 'Crisis'

"Increasingly anxious about the course of U.S. foreign policy under President George W. Bush, particularly in Iraq, the country appears to be moving toward a "full-blown crisis of public confidence," according to the latest "Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy" survey designed...

On Egypt’s Referendum

"On Egypt’s Referendum Amir Taheri, Arab News CAIRO, 24 March 2007 — Back to the future or forward to the past? As Egypt prepares for a constitutional referendum on Monday, the question is hotly debated in Cairo’s famous teahouses and arousing passions on opposite...

What are Dementia & Alzheimer's

"Alzheimer's and dementia are complex conditions which brings considerable stress to sufferers and their families. For many people on the slippery slope to Alzheimer's, the first signs are depression, irritability, confusion and forgetfulness and 80% of dementia sufferers go...

If we wanted, we could burn down Gaza

This is interesting.  Ibrahim Daher of Aqsa Radio spreads the love as the Palestinian civil war of words reflects the internecine fighting in the streets.  Which side will prevail?  Hamas, who wants to destroy Israel immediately and says so in both Arabic and...

Civilians Flee Rising Violence in Sri Lanka

"Palachchenai Kadiraveli, 29, managed to board a fishing boat with her daughter and 20 others before dawn on Thursday, escaping across a lagoon patrolled by navy fast attack boats to government-held territory. "There...

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