Buenos Aires -
An Argentine judge has granted "non-human rights" to an orangutan being kept locked up in a zoo. The case is sure to raise the ire of creationists, and they will jump on this story like a "duck-on-a-Junebug."
Denver -
A Catholic hospital embroiled in a lawsuit involving the death of twin fetuses is arguing that they should not be held responsible for the death of the unborn children because "a fetus is not a person".
Jacksonville -
The woman recognized at the world's oldest person died in Texas on Monday, with her age officially listed as 114 but being 115 according to her own calculations.
Support and information group, Skills for Care, says in a recent publication that 50% of all users of social care services are hiring personal assistants who care for the client in their own homes, without carrying out Criminal Records Bureau checks first
The richest person in the world is not Bill Gates. It's not Warren Buffet either. Nor is it Carlos Slim Helu. The richest person in the world is now Indain billionaire Mukesh Ambani.
The twenty-six year-old daughter of a rags-to-riches property developer is China's wealthiest person, with a $16 billion fortune, Forbes magazine said on Monday. She must be the Paris Of China.
The protection of one's legal rights is an important issue. Those rights include the right to own property, to not be tortured or denied shelter. Seems reasonable enough - until you discover Hiasl is a Chimpanzee.