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Washington - A federal judge here has ordered the release of a Yemeni prisoner who's been held at the Guantanamo detention center since January 2002. U.S. District Judge Henry …

Geneva - More than 1,000 activists and experts attending this week's Fourth World Congress Against the Death Penalty in this Swiss city are building a network of cooperation to …

After more than a year of legislative wrangling and Republican obstructionism on health care, the Democrats and the president find themselves now having no choice but to take the …

As you've probably heard, corporations are now “people” — humanoids that are equivalent to you and me. This miraculous metamorphosis happened on Jan. 21. Accompanied by a blinding bolt …

Marjah, Afghanistan - The dusty squares of Marjah are empty; there is no life, the soul of the place seems to have disappeared. Those residents who are left cower …

Gov. David A. Paterson, his administration caught up in a whirlwind of allegations about its intervention in a domestic violence episode involving a top aide, is set to announce …

On March 10, in the Israeli city of Haifa, American peace activist Rachel Corrie will get her day in court. Corrie's parents, Cindy and Craig Corrie, are bringing suit …

All the teachers at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island were fired by the board of trustees this week. More such cases are likely to arise across the …

Just when you thought Wall Street couldn't get any more clever in their attempts at predatory lending, they have. Big Banks have created an exotic financial instrument that is …

Let's pause and give thanks to Glenn Beck. No, seriously — because that's what he's due. We owe this talk-show-host-turned-political-leader gratitude for using his televised keynote address to the …