DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 May) -- Civil society organizations in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are finding ways to curb the "endless cycle of state terrorism in their respective countries" through dialogue, engagement with the media, and

What swept across the nation 38 years ago today as a crusade for communities to clean up littered roadsides and stream banks to help the environment has evolved into a call for individual lifestyle changes to make a global environmental impact.

Online social networks used to be just gathering places for friends and long-lost acquaintances. Then the marketers arrived, followed by politicians and job recruiters -- all looking to tap into a growing mass of young people who are spending much of thei

Almost from the start, American literature has exhibited a prophetic streak. For Emerson, Thoreau and the other transcendentalists, literature was no mere entertainment, but a means of changing minds, hearts and behavior.

Mark LeVine, a musicologist at the University of California, has written a book called Heavy Metal Islam, which marks the proliferation of head-bangers throughout the Middle East. Most are young,...