A gym, barber shop and planters of plastic flowers: Welcome to the gentler face of the infamous Abu Ghraib prison. ...more

February 22, 2009

One beauty of the Internet is that you can research topics of interest. So, when Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio was mentioned as a good role model for our sheriff position by Sheriff Benton's challenger and his supporters, I looked him up on the net. ...more

September 14, 2008

Did you find someplace for your vacation this summer where you could get away from it all and immerse yourself in nature, or whatever it is that you like to do with a free week or two? ...more

September 7, 2008

An Argentine court convicted two former generals on Thursday for the murder of a senator during the country's seven-year military dictatorship and sentenced them to life in prison. ...more

August 29, 2008

Memorial Day About Honoring War Dead ...more

May 29, 2008

The price for burning down a home: 500 shillings, or about $8. Double that to have someone hacked to death. ...more

January 13, 2008

While the government's bloody crackdown on street demonstrations in Myanmar has drawn the world's attention, newly released satellite photos provide evidence that the military there has destroyed villages and forcibly relocated people in the countryside. ...more

September 29, 2007

A woman who helps students go to college with their 'posse,' a psychiatrist who treats combat veterans and a museum director on Alaska's Kodiak Island are among the 24 winners of this year's MacArthur Foundation 'genius grants.' ...more

September 25, 2007

Former President Alberto Fujimori, awaiting trial in Peru on seven charges of corruption and human rights violations, is being held in poor conditions, his attorney and daughter said Monday. ...more

September 25, 2007