A landmark treaty banning cluster munitions will come into force from August 1, the United Nations announced, but all major powers, the US, China, Russia Israel and India are shunning it.
The Russian boy who was sent back to Moscow by his American adoptive mother has been placed back in an orphanage. Mt. Juliet woman volunteers to be his temporary guardian.
Outdoors SAT JUL 31 Stony Hill Preserve a three mile hike with the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society. Meet 9 a.m. on the south side of Red Dirt Road near Old Accabonac Highway, Amagansett. 324-8662. SUN AUG 1 Elliston Park and Beyond a four mile hike with the Southampton Trails Preservation Society. 9 to 11 a.m. Meet at [...]
Several foreign children will add a unique experience to their lives this weekend in the city of Mesquite. Seventeen Russian orphans and their host families, provided by a program called Angels from Abroad, will visit the Mesquite Rodeo Saturday evening after arriving in Texas a day prior.
Recurring financial crises of past decades had clearly exposed the instability of globalized unregulated financial markets and the great danger that poses for the economic wellbeing of defenseless developing countries participating in such markets.
Daily briefs of the top Christian news and persecution stories impacting believers around the world. Two evangelists said they survived an attack in Madhya Pradesh, India, by playing dead when suspected Hindu extremists surrounded them and severely beat them.
SHANGHAI During the past decade, China has been the top foreign destination for Americans seeking to adopt children. As China has prospered and government restrictions have increased, however, the number of U.S. couples being allowed to adopt there has dropped sharply, and experts say theres little reason to think the trend will reverse.
