CIVIL RIGHTS

Anna Hazare whose hunger strike has galvanised millions to hold the biggest protests in decades appeared on Sunday ready to end a standoff with the government, saying he was open to dialogue.

Lindsay Lohan has sued rapper Pitbull over the lyrics of the latest party hit song Give Me Everything.

?We blacks were the first people embracing Obama, long before the people at expensive fundraisers were supporting him,? he said.

Two men were sentenced to four years in prison for allegedly using Facebook to incite disorder, even though nothing came of their plans.

Some leading Malawi rights groups said on Tuesday they could pull out of mass demonstrations scheduled for this week against President Bingu wa Mutharika as they await a court decision on whether the rallies would be legal.

Nothing could stop angry apes from tearing through the domestic weekend box office as "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" took the lead with an estimated $27.5 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales plus $40.5 million internationally.

Nothing could stop angry apes from tearing through the domestic weekend box office as "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" took the lead with an estimated $27.5 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales plus $40.5 million internationally.

William J. Bratton could be the contender for president that gives candidates from both parties a serious run for their money.

The current conflagration has the potential to escalate into the worst civil disorder in living memory,

Bratton was credited with reducing crime in Los Angeles following the devastating riots of April 1992.

The summer's not over, but the box office will look a little Fall-ish this weekend, with a Civil Rights-era drama, a horror-film sequel and several other niche titles hitting theaters.

Malawian activists are planning a mass protest for Wednesday after talks with the government on political reforms that could see the United States and Britain resume aid to the country became deadlocked.

I am puzzled as to why such disorders do not happen in America.

"She's a real-deal actress," Tate Taylor, the director of "The Help", says. "Such a mature old soul in such a vibrant little capsule." Stone has quickly become Hollywood's hottest ticket especially with her latest role in "The Help."

"The Help" needs no help from movie critics to lure the millions who've already read and loved the 2009 bestselling novel upon which it is based.

Emma Stone is definitely on the rise and we await great things from Hollywood's hottest ticket.One might wonder how she remains so humble? She says she remains level-headed thanks to help from her friends and family who never pump her ego. Her parents are very proud of her and would be happy regardless of the level of success Stone reaches.

Civil rights groups are considering whether to sue the federal government after the Department of Homeland Security made participation mandatory in a controversial immigration enforcement program known as Secure Communities.

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the use of force against civilians "immediately".

Five current and former police officers were convicted on Friday on federal civil rights charges stemming from the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans federal jury in a verdict convicted five current and former police officers on Friday of federal civil rights charges related to deadly shootings for post Hurricane Katrina.