BEIJING – China’s education minister has issued a stern warning against threats to communist ideological purity in higher education, saying Western values must never be permitted to infiltrate the classroom. Yuan Guiren reiterated the need for strict ruling Communist Party control over education and said educators must ensure that teaching …

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Drug law amendments decriminalizing small amounts of pot and paving the way for a lawful medical marijuana sector have come into effect in Jamaica. The amended drug act became effective Wednesday with little public acknowledgement in a country where marijuana has long been culturally entrenched. Jamaica’s Parliament …

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Ten months after taking office, Cabinet ministers in a Palestinian unity government are making a rare visit to the Gaza Strip. The Cabinet ministers, all from the West Bank, are spending the week in Gaza in hopes of wresting more control from the Islamic Hamas …

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez|Steely Dan|Sightings Ben Affleck: Did Friends Intervene? Twice last week, before the idiotic B-Lo/J-Lo wedding was called off, I was told the same thing:Ben Affleck‘s close pals staged an “intervention,” the kind used for addicts, to stop his wedding toJennifer Lopez. It looks like they got through …

SALGAR, Colombia – An avalanche of mud and debris roared over an alpine town in western Colombia before dawn Monday, killing at least 52 people in a flash flood and mudslide triggered by heavy rains. Residents were stirred from bed in the dead of the night by a loud rumble …

AKRON, Ohio – A northeast Ohio bridal shop that was linked to an Ebola survivor and later announced plans to close has put its building up for sale. Dallas nurse Amber Vinson visited Coming Attractions Bridal & Formal in Akron days before she was diagnosed with Ebola last fall. The …

Mottola’s New Deal Could Upset Mariah Mottola’s New Deal Could Upset Mariah I told you several weeks ago, months ago even, that Tommy Mottola had a new deal at Universal Music Group. It was back in April that Mottola managed to get a magazine article about Universal’s Doug Morris spiked. …

POCATELLO, Idaho – An eastern Idaho couple now has nine new puppies after they saved a pregnant dog that had been shot and left to die on the side of the highway. Beth Stenberg saw the brown and white border collie lying in the grass on the side of Interstate …

Michael Yon is an independent journalist and former Green Beret who was embedded in Iraq for nine months in 2005. He has returned to Iraq for 2007 to continue reporting on the war. Here is a portion of his latest dispatch exclusively for FOXNews.com. A couple weeks ago, Lt. Col. …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Surveillance Deadline Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller Tuesday accused Attorney General Alberto Gonzales of perjury over Gonzales’ testimony about a White House meeting in March of 2004 — in which a group of congressional leaders was briefed on the impending deadline to reauthorize …