President Obama defended taking his time as he rethinks his strategy in Afghanistan and considers whether to send more troops, telling a military audience on Monday that he would not “rush the solemn decision of sending you into harm’s way.”

Finally U.S. politicians have understood that the War on Drugs and by extension Plan Colombia has failed. As it was to be expected the Colombian government swiftly refuted this view. Paradoxically both views are right to some extent depending of the...

Ever wonder if the organic-labeled milk you’re drinking is really organic? If you purchased it at Target, it might not be. The Cornucopia Institute, a food and agriculture watchdog group, announced Tuesday that it has filed formal complaints with...

Only nine months ago, the Pentagon pronounced itself reassured by the early steps of a new commander in chief. President Obama was moving slowly on an American withdrawal from Iraq, had retained former President George W. Bush’s defense secretary and,...

A Pennsylvania father has been arrested for allegedly asking his teen daughter for sex over Facebook. John Forehand, 39, (see picture below) referred to himself as “Bad Daddy” in the online correspondence with his 13 year-old daughter, in...

President Obama was accused of bowing to Chinese pressure and snubbing the Dalai Lama as he prepares for a Sino-US summit in Beijing next month. Tibet’s spiritual leader arrived in Washington yesterday on his first visit since Mr Obama’s...

The announcement brought tears to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who dabbed his eyes with a handkerchief several times in a news conference afterward.

Tufts University has formalized what for many was probably an unspoken rule: no sex when a roommate is present. “Sexile,” as the practice is commonly referred to, happens when one roommate asks another roommate to leave so that one may...

A string of bombings killed at least 18 people across Iraq on Monday, shattering a relative lull in violence during the celebration last week that marked the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The blasts primarily targeted Iraqi security forces,...

Eleven G20 campaigners are being prosecuted for impersonating police officers despite some being half-dressed and wielding toy machine guns. The protesters, who call themselves the Space Hijackers, claim today it was obvious they were taking part in an...