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Economist and bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin argues that our grandchildren will pity our working conditions and that a bright future is not a utopian dream but an achievable goal. The…
What is it about the human brain that allowed otherwise unremarkable primates to become the most powerful species on the planet? Historian Yuval Harari explores this question in his new…
The report paints a picture of “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
CARACAS, Venezuela — Four American missionaries who were held for three days and questioned by Venezuelan authorities were on their way home on Saturday. Bruce Dick, the pastor of the…
The record snow in Massachusetts has met its match. From her motorized wheelchair, Crystal Evans of Braintree has shoveled snow for more than 100 hours since January, WCVB reported. Holding…
From the advent of the treadmill desk to the installation of ball pits for break time, companies around the world are keying into one the major needs of their employees:…
It all started after tractors clearing land for the construction of a new dorm at the Maseno school near Kisumu encountered pit latrines. During the building process faeces started leaking…
The Sunni extremist group now holds 262 Assyrians captive, said Osama Edward, founder of the Assyrian Human Rights Network. “ISIS is taking over more and more Assyrian towns,” he said….
When “House of Cards” returns on Friday for it’s third season there will be a new president in office, and as we know, he’s not a very good guy. Frank…
Until just a few years ago, Boeung Kak Lake in the capital city of Phnom Penh was a prime tourist location and home to thousands of Cambodians. Today, it lies…
Islamic State militants have abducted at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, a monitoring group that tracks violence in Syria said on Tuesday. The British-based Syrian…
Yes. The first word that influenza experts use to describe the illness is “unpredictable.” In a normal flu season, at least three strains circulate. Flus mutate every year as they…
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday called on nations around the world to expand human rights, religious tolerance and peaceful dialogue as they struggle to combat a spate of terrorism…
UMass Amherst based its decision on a law Congress enacted in 2012. The “Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012,” restricts Iranian citizens from education in United…
The pics appear to show unretouched, close-ups of the singer’s face complete with the blemishes of a mortal human. Beyoncé unphotoshopped pictures have been leaked
It’s a rare breed of human who gets chatty on a plane — most of the time, we’re so peeved by fellow passengers that all we can think of is…
But these nightmares aren’t all in the far past, according to Human Rights Watch. Citing 130 interviews with locals, the advocacy group said this week that in October, Sudanese soldiers…
Science is proving what pet owners have long believed: Dogs understand what we’re feeling. Specifically, dogs can recognize the difference between a happy and an angry human face, a study…
People who die of Ebola probably remain infectious for at least a week after death, according to a new study. The findings underscore how important it is to safely handle…
When the singularity hits, it’ll end human history. Cats, on the other hand, will endure and survive. – The dreaded enemy of their youth is now their plaything.
Strange but true fact: Our bodies are made of more bacteria than human cells and contains trillions of microbes (bacteria and fungi). In fact, it’s estimated that the body is…
The corpse of a Haitian man was found hanging from a tree in a public park in the Dominican Republic’s second-largest city Wednesday morning, according the newspaper Listín Diario. Local…
The first interplanetary explorers may not go alone, but they will certainly be venturing way beyond the reach of our human tribe. In 2011, I discovered for myself just how…
Our friendly domestic dogs have come a long way from their wolf ancestors, and it’s all thanks to us. “Somehow there’s this misconception that dog breeds actually exist — like…
How reliable is human memory? Most of us believe that our memory is like a video camera, capturing an accurate record that can be reviewed at a later date. But…
CAIRO — Egypt began moving on Sunday toward a retrial of two journalists whose yearlong incarceration has drawn widespread condemnation from Western governments and human rights groups. Defense lawyers raised…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is demanding the release of kidnapped Syrian lawyer and human rights activist Razan Zaitouneh. Zaitouneh, her husband and two other human rights activists…
“Lolita’s story reminded me of my own,” says African-American actress and singer Robbyne Kaamil. “My own relatives, my family ancestors, were captured and forced into slavery.” Captured in waters off…
LONDON — Despite warnings that a new ethical threshold was being crossed, British lawmakers on Tuesday voted to allow the in vitro creation of babies using the DNA of three…
Just when you think ISIS cannot horrify any more than it has, the group sends us to a new level of disbelief. The latest news from the Middle East —…