Muhammad Ali’s personal doctor has revealed he cannot be sure that boxing contributed to the former heavyweight world champion’s Parkinson’s Disease.

Muhammad Ali’s personal doctor has revealed he cannot be sure that boxing contributed to the former heavyweight world champion’s Parkinson’s Disease.

Activists are asking protesters to clear the streets of the Missouri suburb where teenager Michael Brown was shot dead by police.

Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, was killed in Mexico during an apparent robbery, his family’s spiritual adviser, friends and Islamic associations said.

Civil rights leaders in the US have demanded the arrest of a neighbourhood watch helper who went free after shooting dead an unarmed black teenager.

If both teams or participants are praying to God before a game or contest, and only one wins, doesn’t that prove that God is on one side but not on the other?

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan defended Muammar Gaddafi, calling the embattled Libyan leader a friend and Muslim brother who had lent the movement €5.6m over the years.

POLICE in riot gear rushed a downtown street to break up a standoff between hundreds of black and white extremists who exchanged screams of “Black power!” and “White power!” during a protest over the state’s handling of the case of a black man who was run over and dragged by a vehicle.

Barack Obama’s former pastor complained that the media used him as a “weapon of mass destruction” in an attempt to derail Mr Obama’s campaign for the presidency.

Imam W.D. Mohammed, who moved thousands of black Americans into mainstream Islam after breaking with his father’s Nation of Islam group, has died today, according to his nephew.

Barack Obama said today he had resigned his 20-year church membership “with some sadness” in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his long-time pastor the Rev Jeremiah Wright and fiery remarks by another minister.

Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama clashed over negative campaign tactics, the Iraq war, and trade in their last debate before crucial primary elections next week.

Keith Ellison, a Democratic state politician and lawyer, has become the first Muslim elected to the US Congress.

Michael Jackson and his ex-wife, Deborah Rowe, have settled their lengthy legal battle over custody and visitation rights for their two children, her lawyer said today.

Minister Louis Farrakhan has issued a letter to his followers saying he is ill and asking his executive board to carry on to prove the Nation of Islam ”will live long after I and we have gone”.

Trains once packed with laughing children no longer roll around the grounds of Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch.

MICHAEL Jackson’s ex-wife once made it clear she wanted him to have sole custody of their two children, but an appellate court has ruled that her parental rights were not properly relinquished under the law.

Michael Jackson entered into a business deal with his ex-wife Debbie Rowe to enable the pop superstar to become a father, according to newly-released court papers.

Few condemned inmates have generated as much public support as Stanley Tookie Williams, and so much post-execution attention.

Michael Jackson is nearing a settlement in a legal dispute with his ex-wife over visitation rights for their two children, the singer’s attorney said.

FBI DOCUMENTS have revealed that Guantanamo Bay detainees repeatedly complained the military guards and interrogators mistreated the Koran.

The court house in the small Californian town of Santa Maria today had the look of a fortress ready for a siege, with chain link fences and metal barricades to hold back an expected invasion of Michael Jackson fans.

King of Pop Michael Jackson was due in court amid tight security today to face child abuse allegations.

Michael Jackson has put long-rumoured financial worries behind him as he prepares to battle child sex abuse allegations in court, it emerged today.

MICHAEL Jackson has broken with his legal team less than a week before he appears in court on child molestation charges.

A celebrity lawyer vowed today to press on with a bid to have pop star Michael Jackson’s children taken into care after authorities in the US refused her request.

Michael Jackson and the mother of two of his children have struck a deal which will see her backing off from a custody battle, it was reported today.

Michael Jackson’s music manager has denied a report that the pop star is in financial trouble and must make a $70m (€66m) payment to a lender by Tuesday.

Michael Jackson’s children have been interviewed by welfare officers in the wake of the child sex allegations made against him, it was reported today.

Embattled pop star Michael Jackson will be sued for the custody of the children he had with former wife Debbie Rowe, it was reported today.

Michael Jackson stood on top of his chauffeur-driven van, waved to his fans and invited them all to a party, shortly after pleading not guilty to abusing a teenage cancer sufferer.

THE mother of Michael Jackson’s two oldest children revealed today that they are Jewish by birth.

The mother of Michael Jackson’s two oldest children revealed today that they are Jewish by birth.

Michael Jackson’s inner circle met at a posh Beverly Hills hotel to look at the entertainer’s business affairs, four days before his first court appearance on child sex charges.

Popstar Michael Jackson’s inner circle met at a Beverly Hills hotel today to look at the entertainer’s business affairs – four days before his first court appearance on child molestation charges.

The boy who made original allegations of abuse against Michael Jackson in 1993 refused to testify in court only because he was not entered into a witness protection programme, it was reported today.

THE Michael Jackson saga took a new twist yesterday amid reports that a black separatist group was taking over his affairs and keeping him “semi-captive”.

The Michael Jackson saga took a new twist today amid reports that a black separatist group was taking over his affairs and keeping him “semi-captive”.

The Nation of Islam is rallying to support Michael Jackson and has begun handling some of his security as the pop star prepares to defend himself against child sex abuse charges, it was reported today.

Michael Jackson, who is to be charged with child molestation tonight, is to fly to London this weekend after authorities returned his passport, it was reported in the US today.

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan says suspected sniper John Allen Muhammad is a member of the religious group.

Muhammad Ali is Irish, according to new genealogical evidence.

The son of the US political leader, Louis Farrakhan, has been shot in both legs.