Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 13 years ago, God's love shines on and from my mother.

At the end of last year I heard someone, who is strongly opposed to the war in Iraq, say that he would more readily trust someone like George Bush, who thinks he is accomplishing God's will, than someone with no religion at all.

Worried about the world your children will inherit? So were Laurent and Marie-Hélène de Cherisey.

Francisco Toledo is not just one of Mexico's best known artists: he is also a philanthropist. He talks to Andrea Cabrera Luna.

It is crucial for Japan's leader to win the trust of her neighbours. Prime Minister Kishi visited nine Asian- Pacific nations in 1957 to apologise for Japan's actions during the War.

'THREE MEN AND THREE WOMEN came to our house at 5.30 am. My wife started to cry. They took first my wife and my son, and then me and the two children....

Jessie Sutherland tells Paul Williams about the life-threatening experiences which brought her home in more ways than one.

The attempted rescue of a beached whale in the Thames was a testament to the immediacy with which events are transmitted around the world and the hold that animals have over us humans.

Nicci Dodanwela tells the story of how she overcame anorexia.

Many people in the USA and Europe are designing their own communities. David Bygott and his wife Jeannette recently moved into a cohousing community. What's that like?

Racial and cultural intolerance burst onto Sydney's beaches and streets last December. But that is not the whole story, writes David Mills.

The slave trade has left deep scars. Ann Rignall meets a group of people remembering the past to shape a better future

'Segregation just isn't acceptable in any form any more. It harms all of us!'

Jerusalem is a city with many layers: the Roman occupation, the Christian Crusades, the Arab Caliphates, the Ottoman Empire and the British mandate.