In response to Europe’s “Seven Wonders of the World” list which didn’t include Russia, the former Soviet Republic has compiled its own list of “wonders”.

A staggering third of all homeless men in America are veterans of the army – so where is the post commission support?

Following the controversial restrictions on abortion imposed by the healthcare reform bill women are asking if congress has reverted to the Mad Men era?

In a bid to win US sympathy, China’s government has argued that the “liberation” of Tibet is comparable to the abolition of slavery by Lincoln.

Traces of cocaine, hormones and spices are among the things found in the drinking water of Puget Sound.

There's no question that we've come along way in the way we perceive race. So far, in fact, that we elected a black man to the highest office in the […]

Here's a curious study, which reports that "a multivariate logistic regression analysis finds that opera fans are 2.37 times more accepting of suicide because of dishonor than nonfans." The authors […]

The traditional opponents in the Afghanistan/America debate have once again taken their place: buildup versus withdrawal. However, recent news reports lack any historical perspective of America’s presence in Afghanistan dating […]

Will she be the standard bearer for the religious right?

What is "Biblical capitalism," and how is it changing the American right wing? Jeff Sharlet charts the rise of a juggernaut.

After another fiercely contested election, political scientist John Aldrich wonders whether America's polarized politics will ever change.

Libertarians are not a threat to the GOP: It is not easy to build a large coalition against gun control and for gay marriage.

Who shot Major Hasan? It sounds like the title of a bad Simpsons episode, were the storyline not so tragic. But what unfolded last week at Fort Hood followed a […]

The Washington Post sets out the changing face of the US-Japan relationship ahead of Obama’s visit to Tokyo this week amid some complex politics.

Scientists searching for the Loch Ness monster have unearthed 100,000 golf balls – and no Nessie.

Police in Georgia say a pilot tried to hit officers with his plane at a small airport.

Israel claims it has seized a cargo ship containing evidence that Iran is supplying Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with weapons.

Dita Von Teese has given up Los Angeles for Paris because “Europe gets her art.”