Meditation has different effects on different people. The effects are not always good, and when good, they may not be very large. We don't know enough to forecast the what the effects will be for any particular person.

A long-time Guantanamo prisoner, recently freed, has died of kidney failure, apparently caused by his imprisonment.

PISSI is using Palmyra to consolidate its grip on the surrounding region.

The UK government plans to impose prior censorship of TV broadcasts.

The Taliban and Iran are trying to reconcile their differences.