Concerning The Current Wave of "Protest Demonstrations" Against His Holiness...
Concerning The Current Wave of "Protest Demonstrations" Against His Holiness the Dalai Lama by the Just-formed New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) Shugden Protest Front Group, The International Shugden...
View ArticleVoters Say They Want Action On Climate Change Even If It's Not A Top Issue...
WASHINGTON -- A plurality of likely voters in Tuesday's election thinks that climate change is happening as a result of human activity and supports the federal government acting to cut emissions,...
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Stunning Photos Of Mexico's 'Day Of The Dead' Record Attempt
Mexico celebrated the Day of the Dead with a new world record, as women in the country's capital dressed up as "Catrinas" and brought together the most "Skeleton Ladies" ever in one place. The Skeleton...
View ArticleFor the Kurds, No Friends but the Americans
"No friends but the Americans," said Sultan Muslim, a 35-year-old Kurdish woman from the by-now-legendary city of Kobani, following the eleventh-hour airstrikes by US warplanes of the ISIS terrorists...
View ArticleFeds: Teen Siblings Of Islamic State Suspect Also Tried To Join Terrorist Group
CHICAGO (AP) -- A younger brother and sister left their suburban Chicago home and were detained at O'Hare International Airport along with their 19-year-old brother last month - all of them intent on...
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Cuban Government and USAID, a Fraught Relationship
Cuban medics in a USAID hospital in Monrovia, Liberia Just a few months ago we experienced an avalanche of official propaganda targeted to attacks on the United States Agency for International...
View ArticleUN Warns Millions Of Syrians Could Go Hungry This Winter
ISTANBUL -- With the fourth wartime winter for Syrians just around the corner, the United Nations is warning that its humanitarian effort is dangerously low on funding. Millions of Syrians could go...
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Pick Your Poison
Combating malaria is a tricky tradeoff in Mozambique. The mosquito-born illness is the leading killer of children, and the CDC-supported ministry of health is aiming to change that with a door-to-door...
View ArticleSuze Orman Sounds Off On Young Gay Professionals Who Feel Pressure To Stay...
Out and proud financial guru Suze Orman dropped by HuffPost Live this week, where she offered her advice to young professionals who may be feeling the pressure to hide their sexuality in today's...
View ArticleSlavery, Hong Kong and Inalienable Rights: We've Got It Wrong
"American slaves were liberated in 1861 but did not get voting rights until 107 years later. So why can't Hong Kong wait for a while?" Recently Laura Cha, a Hong Kong politician, made this rather...
View ArticleNew ISIS Video May Show Fighters Discussing Sale Of Captured Girls On 'Slave...
A disturbing video that emerged last week purports to show members of the Islamic State militant group joking and laughing while discussing the sale of captured girls as slaves. The clip shows a...
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Hawaii To Buy 1-Way Flights For Homeless People To Keep Them Away From Tourists
The Aloha State is saying goodbye to some of its homeless residents with one-way tickets to the Lower 48. According to Civil Beat, Hawaii's Institute for Human Services (IHS) is launching a $1.3...
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The 2014 Elections Will Cost $3.7 Billion. Here Are 9 Better Ways To Spend...
WASHINGTON -- The 2014 midterm elections have been described as among the nastiest and most negative in modern memory. They're also the most expensive. The Center for Responsive Politics estimates that...
View ArticleCatholic Schism Unlikely Despite Conservative Suspicion Of Pope Francis
(RNS) Many conservative Catholics have long viewed Pope Francis with suspicion thanks to his effort to shift the church’s focus away from a culture war agenda and toward a more welcoming approach and a...
View ArticleWhat HIV And Ebola Have In Common: Lessons From That Other Stigmatized Virus
It’s clear Ebola survivors are key to helping stop the outbreak. Their immunity to the disease means they can provide vital hands-on care to infected people, and blood transfusions from survivors may...
View ArticleDon't Worry Democrats, There Are Still Progressive Parties On The Upswing
American voters headed to the polls on Tuesday and appeared to be ready to hand the nation’s Republican party a substantial victory in the midterm elections. Yet depressed Democrats can take heart in...
View ArticleRare Van Gogh Painting Expected To Fetch Up To $50 Million At Auction
NEW YORK (AP) — A rare piece of artwork painted by Vincent van Gogh weeks before his death sold for $61.8 million Tuesday and a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti took in over $100 million at a sale...
View ArticleLive Election Coverage: Watch As Midterm Results Pour In
The 2014 midterm elections are taking place Tuesday, Nov. 4. HuffPost's Senate forecast predicts a GOP takeover. You can follow all the news on HuffPost's live results page. HuffPost Live will be...
View ArticleAd During CNN Election Coverage Tells Americans To Invest In Kazakhstan
On a night when many voters invested their hopes in shaping America's economic future, America's investors were invited to ... Kazakhstan? An ad touting foreign business perks in the country curiously...
View ArticleSocial Movements Gain Momentum in the Fight for Climate Justice
Upwards of 400,000 people taking to the streets of Manhattan this past September 21, combined with parallel protests around the world, was truly a spectacular scene. Even while energized by the...
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