Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili stressed on Sunday the solution to the dispute with the West calls for an action plan suitable for the two parties, without affecting his country's sovereignty.

The now famed Colombian rescue mission Operation Jaque, responsible for the rescue of former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other important and high visibility hostages from the FARC, is being criticized for using emblems from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Plug-in hybrids take the concept further by plugging into a regular electric outlet to enable the vehicle to operate solely on its electric motor for ranges of 40-50 miles or more on a single charge.

A group of Iraqi non-governmental organizations (NGOs) appealed on 14 July for more support from the Iraqi government, the UN and the international community for Iraqi refugees in neighboring countries.

A regional or local conflict reaches crisis status when there is enough violence to fear continued death and destruction. As a rule, international power brokers pursue their interests by feeding the conflict.

My son just turned one year old and in this time of close living I have been recognizing those obsessive dreams, my first frustrations, in his. By helping him to walk I have re-lived my own frustrated desire to do so harmoniously.

Member groups of United for Peace and Justice will hold actions across the United States July 19-21 to press Congress to take action to prevent war with Iran.

Wednesday evening, the U.S. Senate voted to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) with an overwhelming 80-16 majority.

It wasn't the first or last time John McCain failed to have command of the facts or even knowledge of his past positions on an issue, but when a reporter asked him on July 9th about birth control John McCain was dumbfounded.

If there's one thing that Errol Morris has proved since his first documentary about a pet cemetery in Gates of Heaven (1978), it is that he doesn't adopt standard operating procedure.

About 30,000 people from around the country participated in a rally in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, to express their determination to stop the deployment of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington to the US Yokosuka Naval Base.

Former Vice President Al Gore in a speech in Washington this week called for a policy that would lead to the elimination of all fossil fuel based electrical power production in the US and its replacement by solar, wind, and other renewable energy source.

There is an inseparable link between human beings and nature. They are interconnected and the actions of people have their consequences in the natural world. That is what we are witnessing today in climate change. The hole in the ozone layer is a direct consequence of CO2 emissions by man.

The Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) condemns the attack by Pakistani paramilitary police (Rangers) on striking Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) workers in Islamabad on July 10, where the strikers were peacefully assembled to protest the privatization of the telephone company,

Today's news reports Jesse Jackson using the "n" word. Jackson in Spain issued another apology. The politics of distraction unfortunately continue. Last week, John McCain had a bad week, only no one knew it. From fumbling the names of football teams (in Pittsburgh he claimed he repeated the names of the front line of the Steelers when a POW instead of the usual team) to his campaign co-chair accusing the working poor of “whining” and being in a "mental recession," McCain should have faced tough questions on veracity, character and judgment.

The turbulent times are upon us and I can no longer determine if it is a crisis of confidence, a run on the bank, a recession, a depression or a simple slowdown. People of all colors and fields have been using such terms to try and pinpoint the truth and magnitude of our global situation.

Ever wonder why health care policy hasn't changed much in close to 40 years? One big reason is the amount of money the big pharmaceutical companies pour into Washington each year, into the pockets of politicians like John McCain, to maintain the status quo or to win new benefits for them.

For almost half a century, migration has been the main fact of social life in hundreds of indigenous towns spread through the hills of Oaxaca, one of Mexico's poorest states.

The questions for the referendum over oil to be held in this Mexican capital late this month are already in the hands of the Federal Government District (DF) for approval.

The Obama campaign this week seized on a call by the Iraqi government to link a timetable for withdrawal to any status of forces agreement with the US.