Regular readers of this column know that I have been a clear and forceful advocate of alternative ways to power transportation. The internal combustion engine was invented more than a century ago. We are now entering the decade that will

A rifle-toting 88-year-old man with a history of anti-Semitism entered the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday and opened fire, fatally wounding a security officer before he was shot and severely wounded as tourists scurried for cover, authorities said.

In the final hours of Iran's fierce election campaign, the top pro-reform challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad got a sharp warning Wednesday that authorities would crush any attempt at a popular "revolution" inspired by the huge rallies and street parties

by Peter Allen Two passengers with names linked to Islamic terrorism were on the Air France flight which crashed with the loss of 228 lives, it has emerged. French secret servicemen established the connection while working through the list of

After linking 9/11 truthers to FEMA camps conspiracies a few months ago, claiming that only delusional minds could believe in their existence, Glenn Beck now says 9/11 truthers are destroying America. According to him, 9/11 truthers's goal is to \"destroy

Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma arrives on Wednesday in Havana for a working visit at the invitation of his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro Ruz.

Damning Evidence Reveals Shell's Complicity In Crimes Against Humanity; Landmark Case Resolved in Favor of Ogoni Plaintiffs After 14 Year Legal Battle. New York- After legal battles lasting nearly fourteen years, oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has been forced to

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin The Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the country could get rid of its nuclear weapons if other nuclear powers are ready to abandon them too. \"What do we need nuclear arms for?\" Putin said during

On Thursday the 4th of June, at the Islamic University of Al-Azhar in Cairo, Obama gave a speech of special interest to those of us who are closely following his political actions given the enormous might of the superpower he

New plans of cooperation will be discussed during the 6th Petrocaribe Summit that takes place on Thursday and Friday in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Mousa Abu Marzouq, deputy chief of the Hamas political bureau called on the American President, Barack Obama, to hold direct talks with Hamas, and added that the US administration should realize that a political solution without Hamas will never succeed.

The World Health Organization declared the first flu pandemic of the 21st century on Thursday, urging countries to shore up defenses against the virus which is "not stoppable" but has proved mainly mild so far. The United Nations agency raised

Iran's raucous election campaign fell silent a day before the vote as rallies were barred Thursday to give the public time to reflect on whether they want to keep hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power or replace him with a

Former President Jimmy Carter Thursday reiterated that there can be no peace between Israel and the Palestinians without involving Hamas. His comments came shortly before he met with the group's Syrian-based leader, Khaled Meshaal. Carter met with Meshaal twice under

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attempt to narrow a growing divide with the Obama administration when he delivers a major policy speech in the coming days, his aides say - even at the expense of alienating hawkish coalition partners

Media watchdogs have urged Iraq's government to end harassment and intimidation of journalists and push for the release of a freelance photographer working for Reuters, who is being held by the US military. In an open letter to Prime Minister

The Treasury Department has determined that 10 large banks are strong enough to pay back funds from the Trouble Asset Relief Program following their performance on the stress test. But does this mean the banking crisis is over?

High executive pay and bailouts may have exacerbated class differences lately. But political scientist Larry Jacobs says people still aspire to move up the income ladder and so have a nuanced view of class. And some say they would pay

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman PatrickLeahy says confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will convene on July 13, considerably earlier than many Republicans wanted.

President Obama will hold a town hall meeting in Green Bay, Wis., Thursday, and health care reform is expected to be on the agenda. The event is part of the administration's efforts to drum up support for the president's reform