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A federal judge ordered the Bush administration today to immediately free 17 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the United States, rebuking the government in a landmark decision that could set the stage ...

On the attack ... Brigitte Bardot. Photo: AP French film legend-turned-activist Brigitte Bardot took a swipe at Sarah Palin on Tuesday, saying the US vice-presidential candidate was a disgrace to women.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project are challenging Allegheny County's restrictions governing where registered sex offenders may live.

More than 370 young penguins, who were mysteriously washed up on tropical beaches in Brazil, have been airlifted to safety in cooler water.

LONDON * A group of animal rights activists co-ordinated a six-year campaign of blackmail and menaces designed to close down Huntingdon Life Sciences, a court heard yesterday.

Sitting idle, the Taser Shockwave looks like a waist-high rack of square green teeth.

TEHRAN: Iranian police detained 10 student activists on Sunday after they gathered in front of parliament to protest at being banned from enrolling at universities, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

"Good that Maine will have a critical role in the election. I think the people of Maine are level " Analysts say Maine plays key "I can't get over how one sided danwoj and Joshua look at things.

The Government has been taken to the High Court today to defend its failure to lift vulnerable people out of fuel poverty.

Imagine the next president of the United States moving decisively to slow down the world's population growth as it arcs from today's 6.7 billion toward a predicted and perilous 9.2 billion by 2050.

Artist Ed Stross faces a stint in jail unless the American Civil Liberties Union manages to overturn his conviction for painting the word "love" on his mural in this Detroit suburb.

Democrat Al Gore on Saturday night urged Iowa Democrats to avoid becoming complacent in the final weeks before the presidential election, highlighting the importance of this year's race.

Rallies are being held in Toronto and Ottawa today demanding that Omar Khadr be returned home.

London, Oct 5 : The international human rights body, Amnesty International has reportedly appealed to the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan and the US-led NATO security forces operating in Afghanistan to ...

As Agriprocessors Inc. was getting stung by criticism after a federal immigration raid snared hundreds of its workers, a blog supposedly by people who live and work in Postville appeared in its defense.

The pundits' wild guessing game is in full swing ahead of the Nobel season which opens Monday, with Chinese or Russian human rights activists favourites to win the Peace Prize and France's Jean-Marie Gustave Le ...

Almost three-quarters of elderly people think the Government is not doing enough to help people with the rising cost of fuel bills, according to new research.

As Agriprocessors Inc. was getting stung by criticism after a federal immigration raid snared hundreds of its workers, "a blog by people who live and work in Postville'' appeared in its defense in May.

RAMALLAH. October 4. KAZINFORM. Violent clashes erupted in the West Bank city of Hebron yesterday when militant Jewish settlers attacked a group of Palestinian farmers and left-wing Israeli activists during an ...

Against a backdrop of high gas prices and calls for energy independence, two renewable energy measures on the November ballot claim to offer solutions.