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Amy Winehouse Could not Handle Abstaining from Alcohol

The 27-year-old singer Amy Winehouse died at her Northern London home in Camden.

(MADRID) - The singer lent her image to a fashion design multinational, and had also recently finished her umpteenth anti-alcohol therapy.

Singer Lilly Allen expressed her remorse through Twitter: “It is more than sad, there is nothing more to say, she was a lost soul, may she rest in peace”.

Congress to Consider Legislation that Would Increase List to Include Blue Water Navy Vietnam Vets

"Our association is trying to extend the exposure presumption for Agent Orange from the current ‘boots on the ground' to at least the territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam" - New York Senator John Wells

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - A New York senator will soon introduce a short and simple bill into Congress that could have a large and far-reaching effect on tens of thousands of Vietnam War veterans and their families.

According to Louisiana attorney John Wells, the proposed law would extend the presumption of exposure to Agent Orange to certain servicemembers who served aboard vessels at sea - the so-called Blue Water Navy - during the Vietnam War.

Veteran Suicides: Deployed for Destruction

If this story isn’t a condemnation of the Army’s Infantry philosophy I can’t imagine what is.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I argued with myself about reading the heartbreaking story in The Oregonian headline August 28, 2011 Deployed Against Suicide which was a story about the suicide of Matthew Brennan, an Oregon National Guard Iraq War PTSD victim.

The Oregonian did a superb job of showing what destruction the American Army does to its young soldiers. His story is typical and should reflect badly on the “system” if they really have one.

The Reason Why Egyptians Hate Israel

“Peace with Egypt, which is considered an asset, only when it is at risk, was a peace that Israel toyed with and breached from the beginning.”

(TEL AVIV) - The Israeli flag that was taken down by a young Egyptian from the window of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo was faded and worn, flying from an old, nondescript office tower, invisible from the street to the naked eye.

A great deal of murky water has flowed through the Nile since the flag was first unfurled; people who think that the hatred for Israel that is now boiling over is a divine edict, fate or the wrath of nature, should think back to the early days of peace between Israel and Egypt.

The Establishment of the RPP in the UK left President Kagame in Political Limbo

A candid interview with Mr. Karuranga about Rwanda's future.

(WASHINTON D.C.) - The Rwanda Peoples Party-IMVURA (RPP-I) recently celebrated their one year anniversary as a political party vying for peaceful change in Rwanda.

John Karuranga has been at the helm of the party since its inception and through his vision the party is moving forward and strongly requesting peace talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in order for the people of Rwanda to live in a peaceful and equal society where each voice is heard no matter their ethnicity.

Occupied Palestine from A to Z: Canaan of Palestine

It is useless talking to those who only know to insult, humiliate, shout, kick, beat, torture, kidnap, kill and collectively punish an unarmed occupied population.

(OCCUPIED PALESTINE) - “Ya Abu Nidal, lahhiq ibnak, lahhiq darak, hurry up, the soldiers are raiding your home and want to take your son Nidal.”

A neighbour came running to tell Canaan who was ploughing the land and tending the olive and almond trees. In a matter of seconds, Abu Nidal was running all the way down the hill towards the village and his home.

Charity Begins at Home, Uncle Sam!

The world would be a better place if the US put an end to its adventurism and manslaughter and buckled down to combating poverty in its own country.

(TEHRAN) - As the United States is caught up in a number of conflicts and military expeditions around the world, the economic situation of the North American nation is deteriorating on a daily basis.

Cyber Relationships - Real, Fantasy, or Just a Way Out?

Social networking sites aren’t losing sleep over your choices, that job is solely your responsibility.

(CHERRY HILL, N.J.) - After an exhausting day, all you want to do is put your feet up and spend time with the person you care about the most … and then your spouse walks into the room.

Upon their arrival, you close your computer hoping you don’t appear too startled to raise suspicion.

Japan is Venting Radiation High Into Atmosphere

There are reports that teachers are forcing school children to eat food that their parents told them not to eat.

(HUMBOLDT, Calif.) - Radioactive cesium exceeding 8,000 becquerels/kg has been detected in the ashes from burning the regular household garbage in Kanto and Tohoku regions.

The Ministry of the Environment has decided to apply the same rule as the disaster debris and allow the ashes to be buried.

Tales of Glenn Ford in New Biography

Film fans will not be disappointed in this book and the stories by his only child, Peter Ford, and the revelations about his dad - as well as his mom, who was the great dancer, Eleanor Powell!

(LOS ANGELES) - Fans of old movies will probably be familiar with the films of Glenn Ford, including such classics as Gilda, Blackboard Jungle, Courtship of Eddie’s Father, Teahouse of the August Moon, and Fastest Gun Alive. Oddly enough, though he appeared in around 100 feature films, there has never been a biography on Ford ... until now.

Ford’s son, Peter, recently authored "Glenn Ford: A Life" published by the University of Wisconsin Press.