Rome (CNN) -- At least one girl has died and half a dozen are injured following a bomb blast outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi, Italian officials said Saturday.

President Obama: Silence Is Still Betrayal

By Dallas Darling - WN.com

When the White House refused to offer an explanation as to why U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan killed six innocent civilians, not to mention dozens of other air bombardment campaigns that have also caused the deaths of many other innocent people, it evoked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s profound words regarding the U.S.-Vietnam War: "A Time comes when silence is betrayal."

Amidst Fragmentation and Dispossession: Which Palestine?

By Fida Jiryis

Throughout contemporary history, movement of people outside their own countries for long or short intervals has occurred for various reasons: education, work, marriage, family ties, fleeing hardships, and so on.

Questions about Clinton

ABC News 2012-05-18: Amid the generally glowing reviews Hillary Rodham Clinton has received as secretary of State, experts on foreign policy pose three caveats: Does perpetual motion equal progress? For all the time and energy she's invested in the job, Clinton has no major diplomatic accomplishment to call her own. The Arab Spring remains a work in progress. Iran has yet to back down on its nuclear program. North Korea is as enigmatic as ever.

Facebook shares have fizzled on their first day of trade on the Nasdaq, erasing early gains of as much as 18% at close to their IPO price.

China jails fugitive smuggler for life

Lai Changxing, who was extradited from Canada after 12 years, has been accused of running huge smuggling ring.

Row as India charges Italians

Indian police charge two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian fishermen, prompting Italy to recall its ambassador.

Iran will not relinquish one iota of its nuclear rights: Jalili

TEHRAN - The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said that the country will not back down an inch in the face of Western pressure to relinquish its rights to advance its peaceful nuclear program.

China on high alert over Huangyan Island

China slams US solar panel duties

US congressional committee votes to cut aid from states hosting Sudanese president

Medvedev Arrives in U.S. for G8 Summit

By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

I was in Bill Clinton's cabinet. I was in charge of Clinton's economic transition team even before he became president. I've known Bill Clinton since he was 22 years-old. Romney doesn't know what he's talking about.

"End This Depression Now": Paul Krugman Urges Public Spending, Not Deficit Hysteria, to Save Economy

Public spending is under assault from the United States to Europe in the name of fighting deficits. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman argues in his new book, "End This Depression...

A day in Tel Aviv's Shapira neighborhood, where tensions between veteran Israelis and African asylum seekers have boiled up to the surface recently.

US Senate Republicans block Iran sanctions vote

GOP senators say they need more time to study revisions to proposed sanctions on Iran's oil sector; Democrats expected unanimous approval ahead of May 23 nuclear negotiations.

Rewards for reforms include first US ambassador to South Asian nation in 22 years and easing of investment sanctions.

Prosecute George Bush Too, Says Charles Taylor

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, now convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in relations to atrocities committed in Sierra Leone, has stressed the need for former US President George W. Bush to be prosecuted for similar crimes.

Inmates take over Honduras jail

Niger malnutrition crisis growing

Moody's downgrades Spanish banks

Malaysia sentences 3 Mexicans to death for drugs

Iran rejects claims 30 million barrels sit unsold

By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

Federal judge grants class action status to lawsuit alleging the NYPD's controversial stop-and-frisk programme amounts to racial profiling

Study: Heavy Coffee Drinkers Live Longer

Another cup, please. People likely won't shy from refills with National Cancer Institute research suggesting that caffeine excess isn't bad for you.

No US apology coming after all, says US

By Wajid Ali Syed - The News, PK

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense officials have hinted that there might not be any official apology on the Salala incident by the US.

Germany to give $190 mn to Afghanistan after 2014

Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts

Bank warns of euro crisis 'storm'

The Bank of England warns that the eurozone is "tearing itself apart" with the "storm" threatening the UK recovery, as it cuts its forecast for growth this year.

Taylor says witnesses 'bought'

Equating behavioral and physical characteristics discrimination

By Byron A. Ellis – May 16, 2012

There is a distinct difference between discrimination based on physical characteristics and discrimination based on behaviors. The former is often based on the target's race, gender, or disability and the latter on the target's choices.

Where have all the candidates gone?

By Dana Milbank - Washington Post

Why Americans Elect failed to lure a third-party contender from a dream team of prospective nominees.

Guantanamo and Poetic Justice and Prophetic Judgment

By Dallas Darling - WN.com 

The reason why chaos reigned for the five Guantanamo Prison Camp (GPC) suspects charged with the Sept. 11 retaliatory attacks can be found in Sami al Haj's prophetically poetic poem, a Sudanese journalist falsely arrested and tortured at Bagram Air Base before being transferred to GPC.

Iran’s petrochemical output projected to increase by 8 million tons by March 2013

TEHRAN - Nine petrochemical projects will be implemented in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 20), which will boost the country’s output by 8 million tons.

General Motors has decided to pull its advertising campaigns from Facebook, saying their paid ads had little effect on customers, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing "people familiar with the matter."

China launches electronic passports

The passport features an electronic chip that contains the holder's personal information. 

Colombia blast targets former minister

Iran hangs �Mossad spy' for scientist killing

Top U.S. think tank warns against Israeli, American strike on Iran

South Sudan describes relations with Israel as historical, seeks technical assistance

Ex-Bosnian Serb General Mladic Goes on Trial

Famous Mexican Writer Carlos Fuentes Dies at 83

Deficit Reduction: The Great Distraction

By Dean Baker- Huffington Post

When we hear Erskine Bowles and his friends rant about the deficit this week, we should remember that once again they are distracting the public from the country's real problems. And this crew is at the center of those problems; it is not the solution.

Palestinians wave flags as they celebrate the signing of a deal to end the Palestinian prisoners hunger strike, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 14, 2012.

Govt capitulates, Nato supply routes to reopen

According to sources, it was decided that the Defence Cabinet Committee (DCC, which meets today, would make the final recommendation to the cabinet, which is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, but for all practical purposes the decision to reopen supplies has been taken.

Results take Japanese utility giant's losses to more than $25bn since tsunami and earthquake-triggered nuclear crisis.

France's Hollande to be sworn in New

Obama to skip APEC in Russia

Jacob Zuma's approval on shaky ground

JPMorgan Loss Claims Official Who Oversaw Trading Unit

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG - NY Times

Ina R. Drew, JPMorgan Chase’s chief investment officer and a three-decade employee there, and two traders who worked for her will leave the company.

Austerity bites deep into Spain

By Howard Schneider - Washington Post

As political debate over government spending cuts ripples across Europe, a rural town feels the pinch.

Engines, Flight Recorders Found at Russia Jet Wreck in Indonesia

Flight recorders of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet-100 that crashed near Jakarta on Wednesday killing 45, were found on Sunday in a deep gorge but will be raised on Monday, a local rescue chief said.

(CNN) -- Saying he had no discretion under state law, a judge sentenced a Jacksonville, Florida, woman to 20 years in prison Friday for firing a warning shot in an effort to scare off her abusive husband.

Mutilated bodies found in northern Mexico

Authorities find at least 49 bodies in bags on road near city of Monterrey, apparently victims of drug-related killings.

Uganda nabs top LRA commander Achellam

Farc 'agree to release reporter'

Afghan peace negotiator shot dead

North Lebanon clashes claim 3, army restores order

Any miscalculation by the West will scuttle Iran-5+1 talks: Jalili

Greek leftist rejects coalition talks

Afghans to take more control from NATO

Former South African President Stirs Controversy With Apartheid Statements

South African Kwaito Star Dies of Mystery Illness

How J.P. Morgan Chase Has Made the Case for Breaking Up the Big Banks

By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

What just happened at J.P. Morgan reveals how fragile and opaque the banking system continues to be, why Glass-Steagall must be resurrected, and why the Dallas Fed's recent recommendation that Wall Street's giant banks be broken up should be heeded.

Nasrallah stands behind proportional representation

By Hussein Dakroub - The Daily Star

BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah called Friday for next year’s parliamentary elections to be held on time, while voicing his party’s support for a controversial draft electoral law based on a system of proportional representation.

The US partially resumes sales of weapons to Bahrain, but says it is excluding equipment that can be used to suppress protests.

Chinese economy continues slowing in April

The Chinese government might resort to greater policy easing to help stimulate the GDP.

Drunk-driving American prosecuted

A US national has been prosecuted in Inner Mongolia autonomous region for injuring a pedestrian while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Algeria's ruling party wins legislative polls

US suspends anti-Islam 'military course'

Nigeria soldiers arrest 'leading Boko Haram militant'

Egypt presidential candidates clash in TV debate

Russia’s Anti-Putin Protesters Bring Occupy to Moscow

Lobbyists Arranged N.Y. Congressman’s $20,000 Trip To Taiwan

By Justin Elliott - ProPublica

Four-day Visit by Rep. Bill Owens and Wife Was Set Up by Ex-Sen. Al D’Amato’s Firm; House Ethics Rules Forbid Participation In Lobbyist-Organized Trips.

China banks OKed to expand in US

WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve announced Wednesday its approval of China's largest bank to purchase a US bank and two other large Chinese banks to expand their business in US banking market.

Sudan rejects UNSC clause on negotiating with SPLM-N

Indonesian authorities suspended efforts to reach a Russian-made Sukhoi SuperJet 100 that crashed into a remote mountainside yesterday during a promotional flight as deteriorating weather hampered access.

Budget surplus for first time since 2008

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- For the first time in more than three years, Washington took in more money than it paid out last month.

Haiti 'rape victim' set for court testimony

Haitian teenager who says he was raped by Uruguayan members of UN peacekeeping force to testify in closed hearing.

Thousands flee as Congo battles renegade general

Obama gay marriage stance divides US

Russia, Norway to Hold Joint Naval Drills

GOP Rejects $20 Million Increase For Violence Against Women Programs

NAACP Fights Voter Suppression

Analysis: Obama gambles with gay marriage move

Iran summons Afghan ambassador

Reforming Global Financial Governance

Yemen airstrikes, raids kill 17 militants

Sanctions: Reciprocal and Incentive Versus Retaliatory and Disincentive

By Dallas Darling - WN.com

Before explaining how reciprocal and incentive sanctions are much more honorable, fair, and usually lead to peaceful coexistence between nation-states, rather than retaliatory and disincentive sanctions which are often vengeful, uneven, and punitive in nature, not to mention based on coercion and military force, the United States has a miserable record in trying to implement retaliatory and disincentive sanctions.

Where Giving Birth Is Deadly

A woman in the Democratic Republic of Congo faces a one-in-24 chance of dying from complications of pregnancy or childbirth. AllAfrica takes a closer look in the capital, Kinshasa.

Medvedev Sets up Commission to Investigate Superjet Incident

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has established a commission to investigate the incident with the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft that went missing in Indonesia on Wednesday, the government press service reported.Add comments

A California judge has ordered two Fullerton police officers to face trial on charges related to the beating death last year of a homeless man with schizophrenia.

Vidal Sassoon Found Dead

Pilot strike grounds Air India flights

GE buying $535m stake in China XD

Obama supports same-sex marriage

Egypt kills three Eritreans on Sudan border

How Bad Things Are

By Paul Krugman - Huffington Post

European executive calls for shift towards growth as leftist leader steps up Greek eurozone rebellion

Greek threat to scrap EU bailout

The leader of Greece's left-wing Syriza bloc says he will try to form a coalition based on tearing up the terms of the EU/IMF bailout deal.

Hundreds of Israelis take to the streets to protest unity deal between Netanyahu and Mofaz

Former Kadima head Tzipi Livni says Israel deserves a more principled political system; police make several arrests including journalists.

India rebuffs Clinton’s call for reduction in oil imports from Iran

Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said on Tuesday that Iran is a key country for India’s energy needs. 

Fighters attack Libyan government HQ

Al Jazeera English forced out of China

Dialogue with China fruitful: US official

A Question of Timing: What America Can Learn From the Revolt in Europe

By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

Yes, America has a long-term budget deficit that's scary. So does Europe. But the first priority in America and in Europe must be growth and jobs.

Stiglitz: Emerging markets face economic instability

By Lynley Donnelly - Mail & Guardian

Renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz says emerging markets show a good deal of resilience and growth but still face a great deal of instability.

Bureaucratic War Criminals and Their Crimes

By Dallas Darling - WN.com

Harkening back to former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and then back further to Heinrich Himmler-the ruthless practitioner of the Nazi's Schutzstaffel (SS) that terrorized much of Europe during World War II, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told thousands of sometimes cheering, sometimes solemn, troops that they needed to "tighten up discipline" and "display integrity."

A nonmetallic explosive device was recovered that had similarities to the one used in the failed attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound jet in 2009, a U.S. official said.

Yahoo CEO could be ousted soon

Gang rape: South Africa's endemic problem

Greek Conservative Leader Fails to Form Government

Politicians hail Pak-India trade moot

Vladimir Putin to be sworn in as president for third term

Hate Crime Numbers Rise in US

Charges underscore Fla. hazing tragedy

Voters must demand proof of job creation from candidates

By Byron A. Ellis – May 07, 2012

Even during economic booms, unemployment in rural and central city communities has been high. The Republican narrative on unemployment would lead us to conclude that these communities have high tax rates and are over regulated. Of course, poor communities are seldom highly regulated or taxed.

Sarkozy concedes defeat in French presidential vote

By Edward Cody - Washington Post

Francois Hollande wins election, exit polls show, narrowly defeating Sarkozy, whose term was undermined by debt crisis, his combative personality.

The Answer Isn't Socialism; It's Capitalism That Better Spreads the Benefits of the Productivity Revolution

By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

We don't need socialism. We need a capitalism that works for the vast majority. The productivity revolution should be making our lives better -- not poorer and more insecure. And it will do that when we have the political will to spread its benefits.

Undercover soldiers hurled stones in the "general direction" of IDF soldiers as part of their activity to counter weekly demonstrations in the Palestinian village of Bil'in, the commander of the Israeli Prison Service's elite "Masada" unit revealed during his recent testimony in the trial of MK Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash ).

(CNN) - The former California governor said that the man who held that office 30 years before him – before becoming president - is becoming more a distant memory than a model to some Republicans on the “extreme right.” They are playing the role of “ideological enforcers” rather than seeking inclusion and solutions, wrote Schwarzenegger, himself a Republican.

Biden Slams Romney: 'How Is He Gonna Create Jobs?'

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden says the latest job numbers show an economy still struggling to recover, but not one where hiring suddenly has stalled, which he says just might if Mitt Romney is elected.

Voters punish Greece's centrist parties

Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Voters dealt major blows to Greece's two most established parties in parliamentary elections Sunday, leaving no party with anything approaching a majority and the politically and economically volatile nation even more in flux.

Unemployment 'to keep on rising'

UK - A respected economic forecasting group says unemployment in most parts of the UK will continue to rise over the next five years, despite recent falls.

Lawyer for 9/11 'mastermind' hits out at US

South Korean bar blaze kills nine

Student Loan Legislation Turns Into Partisan Fight

Mass arrests after Egypt clashes

Cairo should form alliance with Tehran: Egyptian presidential hopeful

In interview with CNN, former Prime Minister says time for a two-state solution is running out.

Bodies hung from bridge and human heads dumped at Nuevo Laredo city hall as show of power by drug cartel

Morris Davis says allowing evidence from torture means the world will never see Guantanamo Bay trials as fair

Iran to develop $450 million gas pipeline to Iraq

TEHRAN - Iran will independently develop a $450 million gas pipeline to Iraq with a daily capacity of 25 million cubic meters of natural gas, said the managing director of Iran's Gas Engineering and Development Company.

US drone strike kills nine in Pakistan

New allegations surface against Strauss-Kahn

New York Post Writer's Racist Rant About Jay-Z

A New York sportswriter is in hot water after writing that the Brooklyn Nets should change their name to the "New York N------s" because they are co-owned by Jay-Z.

Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor

More bodies found in Mexico town

Chinese defense minister visits US

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, known as MCA, dead at 47

Twin blasts rock Damascus

U.S. Launches Advanced Military Communications Satellite

Paul Ryan's Medicare Mastermind: The Plan Won't Work

By Michael McAuliff

WASHINGTON -- The co-creator of the concept that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is relying upon to reform Medicare no longer thinks it will work. Henry Aaron, now of the Brookings Institution, got the chance to tell Ryan exactly why at a recent Capitol Hill hearing.

U.S. Says Ready to Search for Missile Defense Compromise

The U.S. Department of State said it was ready to double its efforts in search of a mutually acceptable European missile shield solution hours after Russia threatened military countermeasures.

China activist seeks US help to flee homeland

Chen Gunagcheng quoted as fearing for his and family's safety and seeking flight from China on Hillary Clinton's plane.

China slams US over Chen's incident

The US took a Chinese citizen via abnormal means into its embassy in Beijing.

Dozens killed by attackers in Nigeria

Taylor 'should serve 80 years'

Costa Rican Invention Recognized For Creating Substitute For Pap Test

Deadly Blasts Rock North Caucasus City

Sudan suspends expulsion of Southerners in White Nile for two week

Latin America Delivers a Good, Swift Kick to the U.S.

By Conn Hallinan

The Latin American countries are forging a multi-polar world in which the U.S. looks increasingly out of touch.

After Obama visit, attackers hit Kabul

Taliban rebels attacked foreign targets in Kabul on Wednesday, hours after US President Barack Obama said on a surprise visit on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death that a "time of war" was ending.

MEXICO CITY — Former Mexican President Vicente Fox on Wednesday labeled the global war on drugs “useless” and an "absolute failure," saying it's time to consider legalization as an antidote to the violence ravaging his country.

13 charged in death of FAMU drum major

(CNN) -- Charges have been brought against 13 people after an investigation into the suspected hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, a Florida prosecutor announced Wednesday.

Egypt: at least 20 dead in latest Cairo riots

CAIRO: The death count climbs in the riots outside the Egyptian Ministry of Defense in Abbassiya. Latest estimates average 20 dead, with many more injured and several people missing.

Activist fears for his life in China

Egypt deploys army to quell deadly clashes

Mexico shootout leaves 12 dead

Spain dismay at Bolivia takeover

Allen Iverson hopes to play in China

Egyptian Army to Hand Over Power May 24

Harvard and MIT Launch $60M Non-Profit Online EdX Platform

The Tinder-Box Society

By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

May 1 may be a good day for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but the future depends on the job prospects and wages of the average worker.

Obama, Karzai sign key strategic agreement

By Kevin Sieff and Scott Wilson - Washington Post

President makes surprise visit to Afghanistan, landing on the anniversary of the attack that killed Osama bin Laden and committing U.S. aid to country through 2014. Obama hailed the occasion as “a historic moment for our two nations.”

Israel and the Power Struggle over Iran

By Ludwig Watzal - Palestine Chronicle

Should Israel attack Iran's nuclear installations?

Over this question, a fierce dispute flared up among Israel's security establishment. In the beginning of the year, the former chief of the Israeli Mossad, Meir Dagan, was a lone voice in the wilderness. He called an Israeli attack “the stupidest thing I have ever heard”.

The Double Cost of Africa's Brain Drain

While the continent loses its best and brightest, governments are forced to spend more money on training replacements and depending on foreign experts.

Stocks moved higher as investors welcomed a rise in U.S. manufacturing activity and a mixed batch of corporate earnings.

New York 'subway bomber' guilty

News Corp attacks 'partisan' UK report

Map: US bases encircle Iran

Clinton Calls for Tymoshenko’s Release

Pakistan will not give in to U.S. pressure on Iran pipeline: Khar

Iran signs €1.6b oil deal with Spanish firm

Strong US factory data lifts dollar

The False Subprime Mortgage Argument

By Byron A. Ellis - April 30, 2012

It has been argued, by some, that subprime mortgages caused the 2008 economic crisis. According to Bernanke (2007), “Subprime mortgages are loans made to borrowers who are perceived to have high credit risk, often because they lack a strong credit history or have other characteristics that are associated with high probabilities of default.”

Obama presses China on rights as activist’s fate is negotiated

By Steven Mufson - Washington Post

Advocate for blind lawyer who escaped house arrest says U.S. and China are working on asylum deal.

China's Maritime Navy and Politics of Acknowledge

By Dallas Darling - WN.com

When a Chinese admiral proposed a permanent naval base in the Gulf of Aden, to support its anti-piracy operations, the United States was quick to condemn such a suggestion.

Waking Up the World to Business in the New Africa »

By Lauri Elliott

While Africa is on the move, most of the world slumbers. Why do I say this? In Charlotte, North Carolina, a “new” market for promoting business in Africa, I had the great opportunity to speak about the business potential in Africa on a local radio talk show with Vince Coakley. But I was shocked that the majority of people, who called in, were harsh in their perspectives on Africa, particularly South Africa.

Panama Police Say Ex-Marine In Costa Rica In Case of Missing California Woman

More than 20 killed in blasts in Syria's Idlib

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Delta Air Lines announced plans Monday to purchase an oil refinery outside of Philadelphia, a novel approach to reducing its fuel costs.

Gaddafi-era official 'drowned' in Danube

The SA embassy in Khartoum has not yet been successful in its attempts to gain access to an SA landmine clearer being held by Sudan.

Pesticide linked to brain changes

South African crude imports from Iran almost double in march

Spain's economic recession double-dips

Israel begins work on Lebanon border wall

Iran skeptical but open to U.S. overture on nuclear program

Tensions between PM, Yuval Diskin flared near the end of Diskin’s term, when Netanyahu pushed him to become Dagan’s successor in the Mossad, but changed his mind in the last minute.

Court Deals Blow To Koch Brothers

By Paul Blumenthal - Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- A court ruling requiring non-disclosing political groups -- including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity -- to disclose their donors is one step closer to going into effect after a district court refused to stay its ruling in the face of an appeal.

Activist’s escape could put U.S. in awkward spot

By Keith B. Richburg and Steven Mufson - Washington Post

Chen Guangcheng’s escape from house arrest in China comes at a delicate time when Washington is trying to enlist Beijing’s help on a range of issues.

TEHRAN - Iran will sell oil under the market price to counter EU oil sanctions, said the National Iranian Oil Company’s director for international affairs.

Iran can easily incapacitate U.S. aircraft carriers: general

TEHRAN – The commander of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that the Iranian military is capable of putting U.S. aircraft carriers out of action because they are highly vulnerable to Iranian missiles.

Israeli PM 'misleading' over Iran New

Lebanon stops ship with Syria-bound weapons

Ship originally from Libya and loaded with arms reportedly destined for Syrian opposition is stopped by Lebanese navy.

Two found shot at a golf course New

UK - A man and a woman have been found shot in the head at a golf course in County Durham.

Taking on Wall Street from the inside

Paul Ryan Abruptly Distances Himself From Ayn Rand

Campaigners to meet in Washington to highlight how CIA is operating in secret and inflicting civilian casualties abroad

Bin Laden’s family deported from Pakistan

China denies reports of cyber drill with US

Israelis to sue Swiss banks for refusing to return money deposited during Holocaust

Malaysia Denies Indonesian Migrant Workers’ Organs Were Harvested

No Plans for NATO Base in Russia – Foreign Ministry

Bombs hit Nigeria's This Day newspaper offices

How Europe's Double Dip Could Become America's

By Robert Reich - Huffington Post

What's the problem with Europe? Don't blame it on the so-called "debt crisis." There was no debt crisis in Britain, for example, which is now experiencing its first double-dip recession since the 1970s. Blame it on austerity economics.

Mad Cow California: Stop Weaning Calves on Cattle Blood

Michael Greger, M.D.- Huffington Post

Let's hope that the newly reported case of mad cow disease in a California dairy cow will renew interest in closing the loopholes in feed regulations that continue to allow the feeding of slaughterhouse waste, blood and manure to farm animals in the United States.

Economy in double-dip recession

The UK returns to recession, after a sharp fall in construction leads to the economy shrinking by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012.

CNN) -- Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law Wednesday that abolishes the death penalty, making his state the 17th in the nation to abandon capital punishment and the fifth in five years to usher in a repeal.

Blast in Syria's Hama kills many

India will be poverty free by 2020: Planning Commission

France: UN should consider force in Syria

Russian Warships to Get NATO Communications Equipment

Philippines-US war games worry China

I hope U.S. has transparent elections, Chavez says