Paramilitary troops patrolled the streets of a town in eastern Pakistan yesterday after Muslim radicals burnt to death eight members of a Christian family, raising fears of violence spreading to other areas.Hun...

Trina Thompson gave it the old college try, but couldn't find work. Now she thinks her sheepskin wasn't worth her time, and is suing her alma mater for her money back.Student Sues ...

New York has found a novel, if expensive, way of dealing with its overcrowded shelters – buying one-way tickets for homeless families to leave the city.Ticket Out ...

People of all faiths can now "tweet" their prayers via Twitter to the Western Wall, one of Judaism's most sacred sites. Since the beginning of July, more than 1,000 people have sent messages known as "tweets" t...

Squirts probably don't need any more reasons to envy their longer-limbed neighbors. Unfortunately, a new study just added to the indignity of short people. According to a paper from the National Bureau of Econo...

Roman pub manager Leonardo Leuci has noticed an increasingly popular request from young people who step up to the bar to order a drink: "Make me something strong." Leuci spent a decade working at watering holes...

More Americans volunteered last year despite the worsening economy, according to a report released Tuesday by the Corporation for National and Community Service.Almost a million more people donated their t...

From Blogging with BA:What does it mean to be flexible?For the past couple weeks our young RA class has been planning a camping trip. Each Wednesday night class has been given the opportunity to do something ...

Barack Obama's White House, home of the famously BlackBerrying president and first lady, has blocked online access to Twitter.Banning Twitter ...

Murad Ali, one of five schoolboy suicide bombers rescued from a Taleban training camp, looks haggard beyond his 13 years. He was thrilled at first when he was given a gun, but Murad told The Times last week ...