It's not hard to empathise with disconnected citizens. A quick glance at the headlines is enough to dampen the mood.

THE festering rights abuse, killings, exploitation, rape, and horror associated with human trafficking over the years have made it compelling for the government to devise a comprehensive strategy to ...

Early in his presidency, in May 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter gave a commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame ...

The only way to stop China’s accelerated advance in Latin America continues to be democracy and the counterweight of greater ...

Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Saturday presented US' highest civilian award to former secretary of state Hillary Clinton ...

UNITED NATIONS - Israel on Friday (Jan 3) defended its raid on a north Gaza hospital last week while the UN human rights ...

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s family fears he’s being held at torture camp Sde Teiman, but Israel won’t share his location.

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Jason Carter delivered a heartfelt eulogy for his grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter, during a ceremony on Saturday.

A 6-day state funeral blending personalized memorials with the ceremonial pomp afforded to former presidents started Saturday ...

As someone who was born in the mid-1960s, I don't have very many memories of big events from the first few years of my life. The moon landing? Zip. Vietnam? Hardly anything. President Nixon resigning?