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Vogue's underage, anorexic model ban is a prohibition a long-time in the making; but, as the saying goes, better late than never. Vogue, considered as the Fashion Bible by many, is setting a precedent with its move to eradicate too-young and too-skinny models from the pages of its publication. It is one small step for Vogue, one giant leap for fashion.

A senior U.N. official expressed concern over the declining health of two Palestinian prisoners in Israel, who have been on a hunger strike for over two months and are in critical condition.

The IAEA has already demanded access to Iran?s atomic sites as long ago as November when it released a report detailing its suspicions that the Iranians were planning to develop nuclear bombs.

The 50th annual National Day of Prayer is upon us, and President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. faithful to collectively summon their religious zeal, praying for the greater good of the nation and the world. Here are five things that may slip your mind when asking for the benevolence of your Lord.

China's real estate prices have bene cooling off lately, but they remain hotter than anywhere else

Gemba also called on Israel and Palestinians to resume direct peace talks which have been on hold since September 2010

Palestinian prisoners have entered the third week of a hunger strike against conditions and practices in Israeli prisons, with numbers swelling to some 1,500 participants.

Nearly five months after his unexpected surge into contention for the Republican presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich is set to suspend his campaign and endorse Mitt Romney.

Amos Kolleck has been working in the film industry since the mid-1980's. His vast directing credits include Goodbye, New York, Forever Lulu, and High Stakes. His latest creative venture, Chronicling a Crisis, is an intriguing foray into four remarkably different lives. A poignant spin on the average documentary, the uniquely constructed production provides a welcome departure from some of the trite commercial films in theaters.

Former opposition leader Tzipi Livni announced her resignation Tuesday from the Israeli parliament weeks after losing the leadership of the centrist Kadima Party.

As the Obama administration uses the approaching one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death to tout the president's decision to launch a strike on the former Al Qaeda leader, Republicans have accused the administration of unnecessarily politicizing the issue.

Some ultra-Orthodox members of Netanyahu?s coalition have vowed to fight changes in the law.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be considering holding an early general election between the end of August to the beginning of November, to take advantage of his current popularity over the country's unprepared opposition.

Iran and six other world powers, including the U.S., will resume nuclear negotiations in Baghdad, Iraq on May 23.

Some top Israeli officials have repeatedly compared the current regime in Tehran to Nazi Germany and Adolph Hitler?s program of exterminating the Jews.

The final list of Egyptian presidential candidates was announced on Thursday, and 13 men will face off in the first free presidential elections in the country in decades.

Gantz had earlier stated that he believed international sanctions will force Iran to give up its atomic ambitions.

More than a third of the $200 million poured into Super PACs this election cycle has flowed from a mere 10 donors, including seven individuals, according to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity.

Over 1,300 Palestinian prisoners remain on a hunger strike in Israel after eight days, protesting indefinite detentions and demanding better conditions.

Gantz?s moderate and cautious rhetoric is a far cry from the dramatic statements and belligerent stances of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak,

Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that the prostitutes patronized by the Secret Service in Colombia may have been Russian spies.