To the surprise of his classmate, a boy, 12, arrived for his first term at secondary school wearing a dress and with long hair in ribboned pigtails. The boy had sex swap during the summer holidays in Britain and his parents changed his name to a...

Victims of domestic violence have no relief in seven of US states and the District of Columbia because of unwillingness on the part of insurance companies to cover such individuals. Getting beaten up by a spouse is considered a pre-existing condition...

AIDS is a widespread disease in Africa and has devoured millions. All the countries across Africa – and across the globe as well – are struggling to control the epidemic. However, the African countries are also grappling with debates over what...

Several research projects are underway to work out just how we will be able to reproduce in the special, unnatural conditions of space. A British physicist Stephen Hawking said in a talk to NASA some times ago: “Spreading out into space will...

Hundreds of villagers in northwest Pakistan have volunteered to join private militias, called lashkars. These groups have vowed to help Pakistan’s military in fighting the Taliban. Pakistani military officials credit the lashkars with helping...

U.S. officials confirmed that a GlobalPost special report on the funding of the Taliban last month uncovered a process that has been an open secret in Afghanistan for years among those in international aid organizations. The report exposed that the...

The first ‘Halal Search Engine’ is launched in UK. This search engine is intended to provide a safe option to potential Muslim internet users who might previously have avoided the internet for some of its less wholesome content. As the Internet...

In the past, we saw a heated argument between Google and media owners for revenue sharing. Online newspaper owners alleged Google for stealing their content and argued that Google should share some of the millions it makes from using their content. In...

Dozens of topless women and their men supporters march along Central Park South to celebrate ‘National Go-Topless‘ Day in Manhattan. Organizer of the march, Sylvie Chabot, told the crowd at a midday rally at Columbus Circle: “We’re...

The 18-year-old South African champion, Caster Semenya, who won gold in world 800m race has been asked to take a gender test. Semenya won gold in impressive fashion in a time of one minute, 55.45 seconds. This makes IAAF suspicious and they are...