An Israel against peace is a danger to its citizensThe past few days suggest most members of Israel’s new government regard every new initiative for advancing the peace process as a threat that must be repulsed. Such a government is a threat to its cit… more
“Free the Mind,” a documentary directed by Phie Ambo, explores how meditation and exercises can be used to alleviate post-traumatic stress. more
Pope Francis laid out the priorities of his pontificate during his installation Mass on Tuesday, urging the princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people attending to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest and to let tender… more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian scientists believe they have discovered new life forms sealed off for millions of years in a subglacial lake deep under the Antarctic ice, the RIA news agency reported on… more
A movement is under way to teach students about AIDS and contraception. more
Free courses in styling, the retail clothing business, dress design and sewing give women self confidence and job prospects. more
“There is poor care,” said the chief nursing officer, Jane Cummings, on the BBC’s Today programme yesterday. But then she didn’t say what nursing leaders often say. She didn’t say, for example, that most care is very good, and most nurses are… more
What matters most isn’t what actually happens in a family, it’s how much whatever happens affects the children’s lives and how much support there is for the young people from the older and (it is to be hoped) wiser adults. more
Tomorrow in London, David Cameron will co-chair the second meeting of the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel on the future strategy to fight global poverty. As priorities are juggled with millions of lives in the balance, we must be both realist… more
“There is nothing more rewarding than seeing an animal come out of its shell because it knows this is a safe place,” says Jenny Brown of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. “This is what I was called to do.” more
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The United States presidential elections are tomorrow. more
