The boy was kidnapped when his father refused to cooperate with the Taliban.
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Wedding fever hit New York on Sunday, as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples lined up to be married on the first day that same-sex marriage was legal in the state.
Former Chinese fugitive, Mr Lai was immediately arrested after landing in Beijing on Saturday, he had been put on a Beijing-bound Air Canada flight from Vancouver Friday after a court cleared the way Thursday for his extradition
After France, Belgium is the second European state to enforce such a prohibition
Russia, which boycotted the Nobel ceremony on Friday, suggested that the Norwegian Committee should award a peace prize to Julian Assange. In an unusual move, Moscow called upon Rights group to rally support for the whistle-blower. Meanwhile, snubbing the communist China, the Nobel Prize committee has called for the immediate release of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Groupon Inc's privacy and data-collection policies came under congressional scrutiny on Thursday, the latest sign of regulatory pressure on the largest online daily deals company.
Four Kenyans have been granted permission by the High Court to sue the British Foreign Office on charges that they were tortured by colonial officials during the 1950s and 1960s at the time of the Mau Mau rebellion.
The 'Gang of Six' senators have a lot riding on their shoulders: They may hold the power to save the United States from default.
Texas inmate Mark Stroman was executed on Wednesday night for hate crimes, making him the seventh person to be executed in the state this year.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has advised India to take a more assertive role in Asia.
Update on the Ratko Mladic war crimes trail in The Hague.
The 'Gang of Six' Senators may hold the power to save the U.S. from default.
The U.S. Government borrowing authority ends on August 2. A failure by Democrats and Republicans to reach a deal on the debt ceiling could result in an event most economists for decades thought was unfathomable -- a default by the largest and most technologically advanced economy in the world.
In a presidential campaign likely to be a referendum on President Barack Obama's economic management, GOP hopeful Michele Bachmann's gay rights views -- and the seemingly regular fallout they generate -- could make or break her 2012 presidential push.
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.,'s position on gay rights is playing an increasingly central role in her campaign, with Politico reporting that gay rights activists are focusing their energy on Bachmann as a foil for the gay rights movement.
Mandela has been receiving a lot positive messages and best wishes from all over the world. But his birthday is inspiring an international day of community service.
A German human rights group has withdrawn a prize issued to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after a wave of criticism and condemnation.
U.S. President Barack Obama has defied and angered by meeting privately with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.
The protests of the Syrian civilians against President Bashar Assad is facing more brutal side. With the inclination of more protesters on the streets, the Syrian security forces opened fired on huge protests across the country killing at least 19 people on Friday.
The United States will recognize the Transitional National Council (TNC), the rebel group fighting Moammar Gaddafi in Libya, as that country’s “legitimate governing authority, said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The General Assembly of the United Nations gave the green light to the candidacy of South Sudan as the 193rd member state after declaring its independence from Sudan on July 9th.
