Russian artists defend gay film festival
The Russia's first international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender film festival, Side by Side ("Bok o Bok"), has been causing controversy.
Conservatives within the country's artistic community have called for the event to be banned.
The State Artist of Russia Nikolai Burlyaev has publicly called gay people "perverts" and homosexuality a "sin" and an "illness" and demanded St Petersburg authorities stop the event.
Kennedys come out in support of Obama
The candidacy of Barack Obama has received a significant boost with the endorsement of two members of one of America's most influential political dynasties.
Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former President John F Kennedy, wrote an highly personal opinion piece in the New York Times yesterday comparing Senator Obama to her father and praising him as an inspirational candidate.
Later today Senator Edward Kennedy will appear at a rally with Senator Obama and publicly back his run for the Democratic nomination.
Fox host apologises for mocking Ledger death
Fox news radio host John Gibson has issued an apology for mocking comments made about the death of young actor Heath Ledger during his show.
Initially Gibson had refused to apologise, but relented after continued calls for him to be fired.
Shortly after Ledger's death, Gibson played an audio clip from Brokeback Mountain of Jake Gyllenhaal's character, Jack.
Warnings over botox after 16 deaths
If you are one of the millions of people who has used Botox to help eliminate signs of aging, new reports my cause you to raise an eyebrow.
The US Consumer group Public Citizen is calling for harsher warnings to be added to labels after 16 deaths related to the spread of botulinum toxin have been reported.
Botox, created by Allergan Inc, is a is a form of injected poison primarily used to smooth out wrinkles in the face and neck.
Nation remembers victims of the Holocaust
More than 1,600 people including survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides are attending a memorial service at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall.
The annual event, held as Liverpool acts as European Capital of Culture falls on the anniversary of the 1945 liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. There, the Nazis murdered gay men and women, Jews, Poles, Romas and Gypsies, political prisoners, people with disabilities, and others during the Second World War.
Obama wins decisive victory over Clinton
John Edwards may have been the hometown candidate in the state, but Illinois Senator Barack Obama was the voter's favorite as South Carolina primary results came in on Saturday.
Obama won over rival New York Senator Hillary Clinton by a strong margin, while she battled with Edwards for second place.
With almost all precincts now reported in, Barack Obama has been declared as the winner over Hillary Clinton in the South Carolina primary.
Big turnout expected in South Carolina primary
Record turnouts are expected in today's South Carolina Democratic primary as Senators Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and former Senator John Edwards fight to pull out a victory in the state, in what is seen as a crucial contest.
All three candidates canvassed the state today in a last minute effort to drum up support.
Democratic party officials predicted a record turnout for voters in the South Carolina primary, with expectations of as many as 350,000 people casting their votes today.
Health Secretary accused of receiving proxy loan
The Health Secretary, Alan Johnson has been accused in the Sunday Mirror of accepting cash through a proxy for his failed attempt to become Deptuty Leader of the Labour Party.
The tabloid says that a Pakistani in Britain on a student visa for the past three years was used to direct £3,334 towards Mr Johnson's campaign.
50-year-old Waseem Siddiqui said he wasn't aware who Mr Johnson was.
Only one in a hundred admit to the government that they are gay
Only one in 100 people have described themselves as gay in a government survey into British sexuality.
A further one in 100 describe themselves as bisexual, 0.6 per cent said "other" and three per cent say they were not willing to declare their sexuality.
Some failed to to answer the question properly; responses included: "female", "normal", "not active" and "I am OK with my sexuality".
Report demonstrates need for hate crime law in Scotland
A report commissioned by Lothian and Borders Police has found that 15% of gay men in Edinburgh have been attacked in the last year.
One in four of the 150 men questioned said they had been the victim of homophobic violence in the last five years.
The report was carried out last April by health psychology professors from Queen Margaret University.
7% of lesbians questioned said they had been assaulted physically or sexually in the previous 12 months.
Date set for Moscow Pride 2008
Moscow's LGBT community will once again attempt to celebrate Pride on May 31st, organiser Nicolas Alexeyev has announced.
In May 2006 and 2007 Pride marches in the city were beset by violence and police intimidation after Mayor Luzhkov refused to grant a permit.
He is on record as claiming he will never allow a gay parade to take place in Moscow, and called gay people 'Satanic.'
Yesterday an organising committee for Pride was formed.
Gay couple suffer second incident of bus discrimination
A young gay couple from Aberdeen have been discriminated against by a national bus company for the second time in six months.
Mark Craig, 20, and Steven Black, 16, from Old Meldrum in Aberdeenshire, claim that when they attempted to catch the last Stagecoach bus from Aberdeen back to Old Meldrum on January 11th, the driver opened the doors, looked at them, and then closed the doors and drove off.
Mr Craig said: "The bus arrived at around 11:30. It pulled in to the bus stop as Steven and I were waiting."
Sydney looks forward to 30th Mardi Gras
Sydney Gay Lesbian Mardi Gras turns 30 this year. The first event in 1978 was banned, and many of the participants were arrested.
Their names were published in the local paper, and many lost their jobs. Homosexuality was not decriminalised in New South Wales until 1982.
Today it is the largest cultural event in Australia, known throughout the world as the gayest street party of them all.
Democrat withdraws from Presidential race
Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich announced yesterday he is dropping out of the 2008 Presidential race.
Kucinich will make an official statement regarding his decision today. He also stated he will not endorse any candidates in the Democratic race.
A former Mayor of Cleveland, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1996. Kucinich ran for the Presidential nomination in 2004.
Heath Ledger's final hours revealed
The facts around Heath Ledger's final hours continue to emerge while friends and family wait for the official cause of his death to be determined.
As the details of Ledger's funeral arrangements continue to be worked out, Hollywood and the world mourns for the loss of the talented actor.
Media reports spun across the Net since Ledger was found dead on Tuesday have been strewn with inaccuracies and wild speculation.
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