LSU’s streak of Top 25 appearances is over while Connecticut became a unanimous choice at No. 1.

A Roman Catholic priest faces excommunication for attending a ceremony to ordain a woman in the United States, a Vatican official said Friday.

Considering the onslaught of the market forces, it is not very difficult to to understand why the mainstream filmmakers don’t wish to rise above the beaten...

There are few stories more tragic than the plight of foreign maids in Lebanon. Those familiar with their circumstances now how much they suffer under cruel employers,...

Goa police rapes humanity... I do not know how to face my soul in the mirror of my conscience when I find that frustrated by the callous attitude of GOA police. The...

“Don’t kill me, don’t kill me,” she said, according to the man who wanted to remain anonymous. A few minutes later, more than 50 men threw stones. Human rights...

Connecticut is back in familiar territory _ No. 1 in the preseason women’s basketball poll.

Connecticut is No. 1 in the preseason women’s basketball poll for the first time in five seasons.

To, Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India South Block Rasina Hill New Delhi 110 011 Sub: Proposal to make marital laws a part of academic syllabus in...

What is sex? Here are a couple of answers: A. SEX is a way of distinguishing male and female members of a species, usually by referencing their reproductive...

Women running for top offices need to appear competent and attractive, according to a new study. For male candidates, seeming competent may be enough.

Many things have changed for Muslim Americans in the seven years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks: Interrogations from FBI and immigration officials. Additional...

Lindsey Vonn made a satisfying start to a World Cup season in which she begins as the defending overall champion.

The Manila Declaration unanimously passed by the delegates from 68 countries, acknowledged that: “Underscoring that women are vital agents of change, holders of...

Austria’s Kathrin Zettel won the season-opening World Cup giant slalom Saturday while defending overall champion Lindsey Vonn was ninth and Olympic giant slalom...

When natural disasters strike, studies show that majority of those who perish are women. They accounted for 61% of deaths from Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, 70-80% in the...

County and state GOP officials criticized the head of a New Mexico Republican women’s group for calling Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama a...

Sixty-six women are attacked with acid in 9 years from 1999 to 2008 and there is suddenly a huge hue and cry to get a law against acid attacks. Well this act is by no...

A type of mesh used in surgeries to treat severe incontinence, cases of prolapsed uterus and other women’s health problems has been linked to serious but...

When I went through the newspapers this morning, three incidents jumped out 1. Girl set on fire for wearing lipstick: As you all must have read, a young girl just...