Strauss-Kahn claims diplomatic immunity in lawsuit The favorite for the upcoming French president is accused of sexually assaulting a Guinean maid in the New York hotel he was staying in.
Americans convicted in Iran say they were hostages The were finally freed, but really, who hikes on the Iranian border?
Analysis: Clouds over California's new approach to felons California state felons will be sent to county prisons. People don't know what to do with the influx of bodies. This is an ongoing problem across the United States.
Europe unions could act over cuts - UK union leader UK government is threatening to slash public services because there's just no money for things like pensions because people are living longer, among other things. The Unions are up in arms.
All countries now allowing women right to vote: IPU Saudi Arabia allows women to vote and run in municipal elections.
Saudi authorities to try woman for driving Saudi Arabia is holding women on trial for driving.
2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls go online I wonder how long it'll be until they are incorporated into the Bible. Some of them are part of the Book of Isaiah. This is where I editorialize with that the Bible is incomplete and flawed. Still, rather exciting.
Canada a magnetic north for U.S. retailers The United States are running out of places to put stores, so American retailers are going to Canada.