MP Charles Kennedy has welcomed the news that the post office in Avoch will re-open next week, with a temporary arrangement to provide post office services in the village on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 9am until 1pm.

George Lyon, newly elected Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has written to Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead to secure a meeting between the Scottish Government, MEPs and industry representatives to agree a plan of action to continue the fight against

Kevin Lang has demanded action from the Labour Government after new figures showed a steep rise in unemployment, with Edinburgh North & Leith recording the highest levels of jobless in the city.

Commenting on the news major supermarkets have all but met the target of reducing plastic bag use by half, Liberal Democrat MSP for Edinburgh South Mike Pringle said: "Any reduction in plastic bag use is welcome, but the Scottish Government

Republican strategist who has appeared on MSNBC, FOX and CNN, is a perennial sports fan discussing all sports just as much as politics.

With legal charges brought against them by the families of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the airline companies claimed that the attacks would have succeeded even if they had multiplied the number of safety measures. According to their

On July 17, the Friday prayer in Tehran, which was exceptionally led by Aytollah Rafsanjani, reignited the protest movement in the presence of its defeated presidential candidate, Hussein Mousavi. To reenergize the opposition, the supporters of former president Rafsanjani chose

Cambridge veterans, who served in the armed forces, were officially honoured by the city's MP, David Howarth, on Saturday and presented with their Veterans Badges.

It is July 19 and 26 troops have already been lost this month in Afghanistan, putting July on track to be the deadliest ever for U.S. forces in the country, according to CNN. International forces are also feeling the hit,

Pundits from the left and right, ranging from Jon Stewart to Bill O'Reilly have been harping on the recent profits pulled in by major banks, which include not just Goldman Sachs, but also Citigroup and Bank of America, dubbed "two

There has been much outrage over Goldman's profits and its turning over of 49% of its revenue to its employees, money which people like Eliot Spitzer believe could've been used to stimulate industries of the economy, especially since it received

Talks between representatives of ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya and the interim government of Roberto Micheletti yielded no conclusions this week, as the Micheletti delegation rejected a proposal that would return Zelaya to power, reports CNN.Zelaya was removed from

The role of the states has entered into the conversation surrounding the health care bill. Governors around the nation came together and discussed the implications of mandated and expanded health care coverage, fearing that the states would not be able

An elderly West Palm Beach, Florida man and his dog were critically injured early on July 18 by an alligator, reports WPBF.com.According to investigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who spoke with David Grounds, 66, he watched

After reviewing a video released online by the Taliban this Saturday, the Department of Defense confirmed the identity of the captured American soldier in the video as Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, 23, of Hailey, Idaho. Bergdahl was kidnapped June 30 from

Authorities arrested 30-year-old Jacob Shaffer of Fayetteville, Tennessee, on Saturday, for the alleged murders of six people, including his wife, CNN reports. The wife's son, father, and brother were also among the victims.Shaffer's wife, Traci Shaffer, 38, her son, Devin

The U.S. soldier who appeared in an online video made by the Taliban on Saturday has been identified as Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, 23, of Idaho, reports ABC News.Bergdahl went missing on June 30, though it is unclear under what circumstances.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined on June 19 to accept an American proposal to halt planned Jewish housing construction in East Jerusalem, asserting that Israel’s sovereignty over the contested city will not change, reports the New York Times.Mr. Netanyahu released

On of his most despicable lies was in the 'unforgiving Christmas discourse' in 2000 (a time to celebrate the greatest teacher of forgiveness in history!!) where he accused many identifiable persons saying, "Why are they doing this propaganda? Even this

Mahashivarathri 2004 - Sai Baba vomits into a towel and collapses Sai Baba said in public the small gold lingam weighed three tons! see video clip from BBC where he collapses Sai Baba allowed an unprecedented live broadcast in the