Pope Francis Stresses the Need to Help the Poor
Pope Francis, the newly elected head of the Roman Catholic Church gave his personal thoughts regarding poverty and how it is being ignored. The Pope stood his ground among 200,000 people ... Full Story Here →
American Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Find Work in the Railroad Industry
The US railroad industry employs American Iraq and Afghanistan veterans coming home from fighting war abroad. More than 25% of American railroad workers come from a military background.
American ... Full Story Here →
CEO Marissa Mayer Brings Positive News for Yahoo Team
Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, has extended company policy regarding maternity leaves, not only for the female members of the staff, but the men as well. This move has almost doubled ... Full Story Here →
President Zuma Calls for a United and Prosperous South Africa During National Orders Ceremony
In order to reiterate his vision, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa calls on the citizens to work collectively in this post-apartheid era. Fortifying national unity is the means ... Full Story Here →
Stephen Schwarzman Allots US$300 million Scholarship Fund for China
Stephen Schwarzman is a business tycoon who has made it big in private-equity and now he wants to send a couple of hundred post-grad students to China to study. An amount of US$300 ... Full Story Here →
Malala Yousafzai Will Speak at the UN in New York on Her 16th Birthday
The teenage Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban is scheduled to speak at the United Nations headquarters in New York on July 12. Malala Yousafzai has been invited to speak in ... Full Story Here →
Gay Rights Around the World: Exploring the history, impact and effect on society, and current status (5th of 6 parts)
In Part 4 of this series, we were able to explore the some of the notable points in the history of sexuality and how it became absorbed in the cultures of Japan, China and other countries. ... Full Story Here →
North Korea Commemorates the Anniversary of its Founding Father Kim Il Sung
North Korea temporarily eased tensions against South Korea and the United States as it celebrated the 101st birthday of founding father Kim Il Sung.
On Monday, residents of Pyongyang ... Full Story Here →
Manhunt for Frenchman Begins after Gutsy Prison Escape
Redoine Faid was a French robber with a Hollywood flair. He went for armored trucks while wearing a hockey mask. He even came up with his autobiography. But he still ended up in prison ... Full Story Here →
Margaret Thatcher, Former British Prime Minister, Dies at 87
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, The Baroness Thatcher, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has died of a stroke at the age of 87. She is survived by her son, Sir Mark, and daughter ... Full Story Here →
Prof. Adam Grant Shows How Being Generous Leads to Happiness
Thirty-one year old Adam Grant consistently helps others and in return for his generosity, he finds happiness and fulfillment. A recent New York Times magazine article illustrates the ... Full Story Here →
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is 2013 Templeton Prize Awardee
“This is a moral universe and right and wrong matter. And mercifully, gloriously, right will prevail.”
–Desmond Tutu
For his lifelong work on promoting the Christian values of ... Full Story Here →
Tributes Pour In for Roger Ebert, the World’s Most Influential American Film Critic
A review by a high-profile film critic could make or break a film’s performance at the box office. And that is what Roger Ebert, film critic extraordinaire loved to do. Alas, his ... Full Story Here →
Nelson Mandela is Hospitalized, Responding Well to Treatment
Incumbent South Africa President Jacob Zuma assured South Africans that former President Nelson Mandela, who was brought to the hospital on Wednesday before midnight due to recurring ... Full Story Here →
Isol Named Astrid Lindgren Award Winner
Marisol Misenta, more popularly known as Isol, won the Astrid Lindgren Award this year. According to the award body’s jury chairman Larry Lempert, the Argentinian children’s ... Full Story Here →
President Obama Appoints Julia Pierson as the First Woman Director of the U.S. Secret Service
The new director of the U.S. Secret Service is a woman. Her name is Julia Pierson. Last Tuesday she was named by President Barack Obama to head the organization. She is set to become ... Full Story Here →
Italian Supreme Court Judges Order Retrial of Amanda Knox Case
The Supreme Court of Italy has ordered a new trial on Tuesday for Amanda Knox. She was convicted for the murder of Meredith Kercher, a British student and her roommate in 2007. She ... Full Story Here →
Xi Jinping on Diplomatic Trip with Wife Peng Liyuan Who Catches China’s Eye
Even as China’s President Xi Jinping was leaving Moscow for Africa, his country was looking very closely at his wife, the glamorous Peng Liyuan. China has never had a First Lady ... Full Story Here →
New York Murder Convict David Ranta Finds Himself Free After 22 Years
David Ranta has been languishing in a Brooklyn prison for almost 22 years. His conviction – second-degree murder. His crime – killing a rabbi during a diamond heist gone bad in ... Full Story Here →
Malala Yousafzai Goes Back to School
Pakistani educational activist, feminist and Taliban victim, 15-year old Malala Yousafzai has attended her first day of class in the Edgbaston High School, Birmingham. She is in the ... Full Story Here →
