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Kramer vs. Kramer: Destroyed from Within

Legal guardians may file for divorce on behalf of the disabled person they represent.

(MADRID, Spain) - This was declared by the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court in a judgment which states that the guardian may invade the legal rights of the disabled.

The sentence gives reason to the parents of a woman who, following a serious car accident remained quadriplegic and in a vegetative state...

Know Your Audience

The important thing to remember is that some audiences are unreachable; and those that can be reached need convincing answers.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Audiences and readers bring a number of different attitudes to the discussion of any issue. Speakers and writers can expect believers, deniers, doubters and apathetic.

Who do you want as your audience or readers? Believers, who already accept what you have to say?

Mosque Building and Zones of Comfort

The best way to promote civility is to be civil and promote the common good for Muslims, Christians, and those of diverse convictions on religion and spirituality throughout the land.

(PORTLAND, OR) - USA Today released an article a few days ago about the controversy surrounding the building of mosques in America.

Hindus Welcome Russian Prosecutors` Decision of not Pursuing Bhagavad Gita Ban

Rajan Zed stressed that this philosophical and intensely spiritual poem is highly revered by Hindus.

(RENO, NV.) - Hindus have welcomed Russian prosecutors' decision to not appeal a proposed move to ban their ancient scripture Bhagavad Gita (Song of the Lord).

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was a “step in the right direction”.

Finland Lacks Policy on Religiously-Mandated Male Circumcision

The case is still in the Court of Appeals, and it is too early to say if the Supreme Court will rule on it someday.

(HELSINKI) - The issue of circumcisions performed on boys for religious and cultural reasons has reached a stage in Finland in which it is difficult to find a solution that is acceptable to all.

The Green League voted in favour of a resolution at its party congress a week ago that such procedures should be phased out in Finland either through advice or, if necessary, through legislation.

The Third Industrial Revolution

A Farewell to Daddy Warbucks in The Post-America World...

(SASKATCHEWAN) - My friend Tom sent me one of those email chain letters the other day, the kind that most of us exchange from time to time.

This one was full of current economic and social truisms with which we're all familiar.

Advertising of Kids or for Kids

In Spain, as in France and Italy, cartoons are kids’ favorite. Pokemon, Gormiti, The Penguins of Madagascar and Sponge Bob are those that are most accepted.

(MADRID, Spain) - Television advertising can have a negative influence on children.

According to a recent study conducted by Ipsos MORI for UNICEF UK, television advertising tangles kids in a consumerist mode of thought, from which they are unable to get out.

Dr Bashar Al-Ja`afari: In Response to the UN Statement Regarding al-Houla Massacre

Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jihad Makdissi said on Sunday that Damascus holds “armed groups” responsible for recent deadly clashes in Houla.

(ROME) - Syria strongly criticized the wording of a United Nations Security Council statement on the recent massacre of civilians in the town of Houla in the west of the country.

On Sunday, the Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Ja’afari censured "the tsunami of lies that were said a few minutes ago by some members of the council,” AFP reported.

Baffle them With Bullets
Syria Claims No Involvement in Houla Massacre

"Women, children and old men were shot dead. This is not the hallmark of the heroic Syrian Army," - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Jihad Makdesi

(SALEM) - Syria has denied involvement in the massacre at Houla.

Opposition activists say Assad's forces are behind the killings. It was a gruesome scene that has played out on YouTube.

Held Incommunicado and Tortured, Syrian Journalist Mazen Darwish Could Die

Darwish played a key role in providing daily information about the situation in Syria, at a time when almost all foreign journalists are banned from visiting the country.

(PARIS, France) - Mazen Darwish, the head of the Damascus-based Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), and 15 of his colleagues were arrested by Air Force Intelligence officers during a raid on the centre on 16 February.

According to our sources, he has been badly tortured in detention.