The U.S. military feels its experience fighting terrorists overseas can help Mexico in its fight against the drug cartels.
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Nine-Year-Old’s Abortion Outrages Brazil’s Catholic Church
The case of the pregnant 9-year-old was shocking enough.
Human rights activists killed in Kenya
Two human-rights activists were shot and killed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Thursday evening, leading a U.N.
Political party sees winner in ‘Slumdog’ song
India’s ruling party is trying to acquire the soundtrack rights to the "Slumdog Millionaire" song "Jai Ho," meaning "Be Victorious," for its campaign ahead of next month’s general elections.
White House meets aid groups over Darfur
Officials of U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration have met with non-governmental organizations currently operating in Darfur, after the Sudanese president announced all aid groups must leave the country.
Nation o’ Drinkers: Scotland Takes on Alcohol Abuse
There’s little affection in a “Glasgow kiss.” Typically preceded by some variation of the growled question “Whit ya [expletive] lookin’ at?” the term refers to a vicious headbutt, as delivered all too often in the bars and on the streets of Scotland’s largest city. Alcohol-fueled violence and binge-drinking are endemic across Britain, but the phenomenon is especially acute north of the border — and it’s getting worse
Woman arrested in Saudi Arabia for driving
Police in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca Wednesday arrested a woman for violating the country’s ban on women driving, according to the Saudi English-language daily Arab News.
Why China and the U.S. Should Swap Stimulus Packages
The U.S. and China have proved that opposites do indeed attract — even economically speaking. China is thrifty to a fault; the U.S.
To find a job, ignore doom-and-gloom news, experts say
If you’re unemployed, you know it’s a rough time to be on the job hunt.
Limbaugh: A deliberate distraction or de facto leader?
As Democrats cast conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh as the de facto leader of the GOP, Republicans are decrying what they see as an orchestrated scheme designed to divert attention from the Democrats’ spending proposals. Democrats fired out two political e-mails about Limbaugh on Thursday morning, calling him the face of the GOP, and Republicans sent out one of their own, demanding that the White House “come clean” about and apologize for a “political attack game.” An e-mail sent on behalf of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee states: “Rush Limbaugh is the leading voice of the Republican Party.