Raised in large Catholic families, Gail and Robert Anderson's faith and politics were questioned when the developmental issues of their unborn child led them to the offices of Dr. George Tiller.
Rizah Salah has had his home demolished twice by Israeli military forces: first for being built without a permit on Palestinian land, the second being built too close to Route 60, an Israeli settlement road.
A Jewish-American settler was questioned and detained by Israeli domestic security in a 12-year long spree of hate-crimes targeting left wingers, homosexuals and Palestinians
According to the U.S Census Bureau, for every American without health insurance, there are three without dental insurance, nearly half of the US population and causes 164 million missed working hours.
In Reporters Without Borders annual index of press freedoms, Israel drops several positions as military censorship and harassment affect more in Israel territory and occupied territories of Palestine.
Just a few days ago, 17-year-old Stephanie Burke was on vacation with her family in Oregon. Today she is missing, believed to have run away with a boyfriend even her friends did not know.
Right now in the United States, the current debate on universal health care has caused town hall meetings to become shouting matches and lobby groups to take special interests in the health care systems of other countries, particularly England.
Disgracing her family by leaving an abusive husband while with child, Fellah* was meant to die. After her brother mistakenly thought she was dead, dropping her body in a field, fate would have it she would escape the Southern Syrian village alive.