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Malala: The Family's Answer to Bullets is Books

Penny Marshall | Posted 26.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Penny Marshall

Seeing parents visit their sick child in hospital always reminds us all of how fragile life can be. But as the parents of 15-year-old Malala Yousoufzai visit their daughter I am also reminded of how strong the human spirit can be.

Tappin Awaits Plea Bargain Result

PA | Posted 26.10.2012 | UK

A plea deal between extradited Briton Christopher Tappin and US prosecutors is the beginning of his "swift and safe return" to the UK, his wife has sa...

Eid Marked Across Muslim World (PICTURES)

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 26.10.2012 | UK

Friday marks the beginning of an important three-day holiday for Muslims across the world with millions across the world joining together to pray, wor...

'I Can't, I'm Done, I Give Up'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A teenager threw herself under a train in front of her horrified classmates because she was being bullied at school, it has emerged. Felicia Garcia...

Afghanistan Suicide Bomber Kills 37 During Eid Prayers

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 26.10.2012 | UK

A suicide bomb attack outside a mosque has reportedly killed at least 40 people in northern Afghanistan, according to officials. The bomber struck ...

Tribunal Probes Execution of 20,000 Political Prisoners in Iran

Peter G Tatchell | Posted 24.12.2012 | UK Politics
Peter G Tatchell

In one very bloody seven month period, from August 1988 to February 1989, at least 4,500 people, some of them teenagers, were executed, according to Amnesty International. This works out at an average execution rate of one person almost every hour for over 200 days.

Who Would Want To Live In The World's Thinnest House? (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 24.10.2012 | UK

Almost everyone has dreamed of owning the largest house in the world, resplendent with gardens, multiple wings and areas to entertain friends and fami...

Quantum Leap: A Father's Faith

Yassin Alsalman | Posted 21.12.2012 | UK Entertainment
Yassin Alsalman

Times are different now. We are a distracted generation. The tension is rising in our nations, as it did during our parents generation. We have been witness to media wars, and wars through media.

Women's Forum - Deauville

Albina Du Boisrouvray | Posted 22.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Albina Du Boisrouvray

Gender equality, for example, is at the heart of the achievement of Millennium Goals. It is a prerequisite for overcoming hunger, poverty and disease. Giving women an equal voice in the decisions which affect their life and that of their families means giving them the key to their autonomy.

Soldiers' Families Can Claim Damages, Court Rules

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK

Relatives of soldiers killed fighting in Iraq can claim for damages for negligence against the Government, senior judges said on Friday. Lawyers re...

Dr Karadzic Doesn't Like Me, He Blames the Messenger

Penny Marshall | Posted 17.12.2012 | UK
Penny Marshall

It's not the first time and I'm sure it won't be the last time that Dr Karadzic mentions me in the dock.

Terror Suspect 'Plotted To Bomb New York Federal Reserve'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.12.2012 | UK

US authorities have arrested a man they say was plotting to attack the Federal Reserve building in Lower Manhattan, close to where the 9/11 attacks hi...

Charlie Lindlar

Gaddafi 'Killed By Grenade And Bayonet'

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 17.10.2012 | UK

A new report into the final hours leading to Muammar Gaddafi's death nearly one year ago has claimed that the Libyan dictator was killed in captivity ...

How Sport Relief Is Saving and Changing Lives

Christine Bleakley | Posted 16.12.2012 | Home
Christine Bleakley

As I listened to the 400 pupils at Kasasa Primary and Junior school on the outskirts of the Ugandan capital Kampala sing their Sanitation Anthem and do their morning hand checks, it was obvious that once tangible measures were in place for them to use, these children would be taught the importance of using them and taught it well. A combination of the humble toilet and access to clean water made possible by people taking part in Sport Relief and the UK government's decision to back them has the power to bring about long term change that can educate and empower the most vulnerable.

World Food Day: How Corporations and Co-operatives Can Work Together to Produce More Food

Mark Bowman | Posted 16.12.2012 | UK
Mark Bowman

There is no single solution to the challenges of Africa's agricultural revolution. But it is clear that it is partnership, between smallholder farmers themselves, the private sector, commercial farmers and, of course, the public sector which holds the key to accelerating the progress we all want to see.

Anti-Bullying Day 'Pushes Homosexual Lifestyle'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK

A Christian group has attacked a school anti-bullying campaign for "promoting homosexuality". "Mix-It-Up" is an initiative by the Southern Poverty ...

Girl Who Committed Suicide Due To Cyberbullies Is Still Targeted

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A hacktivist group claims to have identified the tormentor of Amanda Todd, the teenager who bravely shared her story of bullying and torment on YouTub...

Smile! Abu Hamza's Mug Shot As He Arrives In The US

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK

Pictured for the first time in eight years, radical cleric Abu Hamza looks dazed as he stares into the camera for his American mug shot. The pictur...

'Top Ten Ways To Get Away With Rape'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Students at Miami University have sparked outrage after posting a flier entitled 'Ten Ways To Get Away With Rape' in the toilets of a freshman dorm. ...

Iraqi Cities See 'Extraordinary' Rise In Birth Defects After 2003 Invasion

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 05.02.2013 | UK

Babies born in the cities at the heart of the US and UK's bloodiest military campaigns in Iraq are more likely to have heart defects, deformed limbs a...

Why Chavez Won - And How The West Got it Wrong

Grahame Morris MP | Posted 13.12.2012 | UK Politics
Grahame Morris MP

When I arrived in Caracas, it soon became apparent that the election the British media was reporting wasn't the same election campaign being experienced by hundreds of thousands of ordinary Venezuelans.

Syria Bans Turkish Planes For Airspace

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 14.10.2012 | UK

Turkey has banned Syrian planes from flying in Turkish airspace, less than 24 hours after Damascus banned Turkish planes from entering Syrian skies, r...

Car Bomb 'Kills 15' In Pakistani Market

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 13.10.2012 | UK

A car bomb in the north-west of Pakistan has killed at least 15 and wounded 30 more, according to local security forces. The bomb, planted in the t...

PHOTOS: Bali Bombing Service Held On Island

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.10.2012 | UK

Survivors and relatives of those who lost their lives in the 2002 Bali bombings have gathered on the island to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the...

New Circumstances - New Opportunity

Lord Maginnis | Posted 11.12.2012 | UK Politics
Lord Maginnis

The regime has continually used the labels 'terrorist' and 'cult' in order to dehumanise the members of the PMOI and to neutralise its impact.