As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.

File - Caretaker Social Affairs Minister Wael Abu Faour speaks during a press conference at the ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012.

A Syrian refugee worker, organizes ice cream cups, at the Bakdash ice cream store, in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

In Bahrain, there is much forced prostitution , and traffic in women . Illegal according to Islam, let alone ultra orthodox Islam.

This Tuesday, June 18, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian rebel…

Salafi Front spokesperson Khaled Saeed said Wednesday the Islamist coalition is planning a million-man demonstration from 21 June, leading up to 30 June opposition protests against President Mohamed Morsy's leadership.
The…

Twenty-five people were injured in Fayoum’s Itsa City Wednesday in clashes between supporters of Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsy and his opponents, medical sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm.
The clashes led to…

Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said on Wednesday that if demonstrators toppled President Mohamed Morsy on 30 June, it could precipitate a political castrophe in Egypt.
If Morsy is toppled, his successor…

The moment the young fighter walks in, it's clear he's different. He has a grey robe, a scraggly beard and a gun holster - hallmarks of the rebels who control…

The moment the young fighter walks in, it's clear he's different. He has a grey robe, a scraggly beard and a gun holster - hallmarks of the rebels who control…