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Italians Seek Kyrgyz President's Financial Advisor
A scandal is growing over the involvement of a top advisor to the president of Kyrgzstan's involvement in a multi-billion international fraud scheme in Italy.......
UN Votes For Goldstone Report, Again
OhmyNews' featured writer at the United Nations discusses another vote on the Goldstone Report......
Evidence linking the Israeli Mossad to the assassination of former Hamas chief military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai over a month ago grows more knotted and murky as the days go by.......
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Michael Solis examines the layers of criticism that surround the proposed anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda.......
[Opinion] Governing By Triumphalism
Both Zapatero and Chavez are increasingly captive in their own ideologies, without realizing that, at any time political models may fail.......
[Opinion] A Swine Flu Post-Mortem
What reportedly began in Mexico last spring, in Vera Cruz state at an industrial pork farm, was then upgraded to a global health crisis. Should it have been?......
Reuters: World News
Yemen separatist shot dead near southern checkpoint
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni security forces shot dead a southern separatist near a remote military checkpoint, local sources said Sunday, in violence that could inflame already high tensions in the south. ...
Russian regional vote is mid-term test for Medvedev
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Millions of Russians began voting in regional elections on Sunday in a mid-term test of President Dmitry Medvedev's pledge to loosen the Kremlin's grip on the political system. ...
Strong quake hits off Indonesia, no major tsunami
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A strong quake of 6.4 magnitude struck in waters off Indonesia on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. ...
Sarkozy faces heavy loss in French regional poll
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces a regional vote on Sunday that opinion polls suggest will result in a heavy loss for his center-right UMP party in the last ballot box test before he comes up for re-election in 2012. ...
Thirteen killed in crime wave in Mexico's Acapulco
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed in and around the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco early on Saturday in apparent drug-related violence, with four victims found beheaded, security officials said. ...
Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad, a big election prize
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a wide lead on Saturday in early results from Baghdad, the major prize in a tight election race that Iraqis hope will bring stability after years of sectarian conflict. ...
World News
Yanukovich, Tymoshenko pass to run-off in Ukrainian presidential election
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko are to compete in a run-off vote in the Ukrainian presidential election. ...
Yanukovich, Tymoshenko pass to run-off in Ukrainian presidential election
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko are to compete in a run-off vote in the Ukrainian presidential election. ...
UN chief arrives in quake-hit Port-au-Prince
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived on Sunday in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Caribbean nation Haiti, which was destroyed by a Tuesday quake that registered 7.3 on the Richter scale. ...
UN chief arrives in quake-hit Port-au-Prince
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived on Sunday in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Caribbean nation Haiti, which was destroyed by a Tuesday quake that registered 7.3 on the Richter scale. ...
Israeli army crosses into Lebanon: state media
An Israeli army unit on Sunday crossed the borders with Lebanon in the direction of the occupied part of al-Ghajar village. ...
Israeli army crosses into Lebanon: state media
An Israeli army unit on Sunday crossed the borders with Lebanon in the direction of the occupied part of al-Ghajar village. ...
CNN.com - World
Israel extends West Bank closure
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has extended the closure of the West Bank, initially scheduled to end Saturday night, for three more days, Israeli officials said. ...
Iran arrests 30 accused of U.S.-backed cyber war
Iran has arrested 30 people for waging what it called an organized, U.S.-backed cyber war against the nation, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported Saturday. ...
Deadly blasts rock southern Afghanistan
A series of explosions rocked southern Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province on Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 47 others, local officials said. ...
PM's group leads in early Iraq results
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's alliance led partial preliminary election results Saturday in Baghdad, where the most parliamentary seats are up for grabs, according to the electoral commission. ...
Taliban claims deadly attack in Pakistan
Six people were killed and 16 others injured in a suicide attack in northwest Pakistan, authorities said Saturday. ...
Kissinger admitted to S. Korean hospital
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to a hospital in Seoul on Saturday for "minor stomach troubles," the state-run Yonhap news agency reported. ...
TIME.com: Top Stories
10 Ideas for the Next Ten Years: Bandwidth Is the New Black Gold
10 Ideas for the Next Ten Years: Bandwidth Is the New Black Gold...
HBO's The Pacific: What Fresh Hell
The Pacific makes painfully clear in its early episodes, the Marines that it follows had no idea what they were getting into....
The Falklands: For Argentina, Oil Reopens Old Wounds
Almost three decades after they launched a disastrous war to reclaim the territory they call 'Las Malvinas', Argentina's leaders are again pushing their claims against Britain...
Giving Afghans (and More) a Vote in Britain's Election
As part of a new project, U.K. residents are allowing people in developingcountries to tell them how to vote in parliamentary elections. The aim: togive poorer countries a say in elections that could end up impacting them...
NASCAR's 'Have at It' Policy: Risk of More Race-Car Wrecks?
To create a more exciting product, NASCAR has encouraged its racers to "have at it." But a horrifying wreck shows the risks of such a strategy...
Why the Democrats Need to Hang Tough on Financial Reform
The only hope for consensus is a bill that takes an unmistakably tough line on Wall Street, which could end up striking a political chord...
FOXNews.com
Mexico Drug War Hits New Bloody Level in Border City
Bodies are piling up, several journalists are reportedly missing or dead and once-busy streets are empty after dark....
Vatican Officials Defend Pope on Abuse
The Vatican on Saturday denounced what it called aggressive attempts to drag Pope Benedict XVI into the spreading scandals of pedophile priests in his German homeland, and contended he has long confronted abuse cases with courage....
Homicide Attack at Security Checkpoint in Pakistan Kills 13
A homicide bomber driving a motorized rickshaw blew himself up at a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, killing at least 13 people, injuring 52 and underscoring the nation's relentless security threat....
U.K. Rejects Calls to Raise Criminal Age From 10 to 12
The U.K. government rejected calls from one of its advisers to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12, the Times of London reported Saturday....
23 Christians Wounded in Egypt, Bishop Says
An Egyptian bishop says 23 Coptic Christians have been wounded when extremist Muslims attacked a church community center in a western province....
4 Homicide Attacks Hit Afghanistan, Killing 30
A homicide squad detonated bombs at a newly fortified prison, police headquarters and two other locations late Saturday, killing at least 30 people in the largest city of the southern Taliban heartland....
WSJ.com: World News
Earthquake Rocks Central Japan
A strong earthquake hit central Japan, rattling buildings in the crowded capital Tokyo....
Afghan Governor Demands More Troops
The governor of Afghanistan's Kandahar province is demanding more troops to provide security after 12 explosions in the largest southern city killed dozens of people....
China's Wen Warns of 'Double Dip' Recession
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao warned other countries not to pressure China over its exchange-rate policy, and argued strongly that the yuan isn't undervalued....
Tens of thousands of protesters flowed into Bangkok, setting up what organizers say will be several days of protests to force Thailand's army-backed government to call fresh elections....
Chavez: Internet Should Be Regulated
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet while demanding authorities crack down on a critical news Web site that he accused of spreading false information....
Ireland Frees Four in Terror Case
Irish police said on Saturday evening they have released all three women who were among seven individuals arrested earlier this week in connection with an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist....
Newsweek World News Headlines
It’s China’s World We’re Just Living in It
The middle kingdom is rewriting the rules on trade, technology, currency, climate—you name it....
On March 18, 1990, two thieves stole $500 million in art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—including works by Degas, Manet, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. None have been seen since (their frames hang empty). Art theft may sound glamorous, but such high-class crimes rarely pay....
Zakaria: We're Winning in Pakistan
From an unlikely quarter—Pakistan....
The Global Decline In Democracy
A global decline in political freedom is partly the fault of the middle class....
Obama's Visit to Conservative Indonesia
Back in his boyhood home of Indonesia, Obama will find a conservative state that has fought off radical Islam....
Tantawi May Have Been Moderate, But He Was Ignored
In death as in life, Westerners overestimate the influence and importance of Egyptian cleric Mohammad Sayyid Tantawi....
Wired Top Stories
SXSW: Comic Bill Hicks Posthumously Rocks Austin
The North American premiere of American: The Bill Hicks Story delivers a biting dose of the late, great stand-up's routines. But that's just the tip of the iceberg: Fans who've memorized every word will dig the documentary's inventive animation sequences. ...
SXSW: Dynamo Takes on YouTube for Indie Film Rentals
Promising a mix of revenue and flexibility, the startup will offer independent filmmakers a direct route to movie fans. ...
Google '99.9%' Sure To Shut China Search Engine: Report
Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times reports. ...
SXSW: 'Kick-Ass' Goes to Comic Book Extremes
Funny, fresh and amazingly violent, Matthew Vaughn's big-screen adaption of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s superhero story leaves a packed house laughing at South by Southwest. ...
SXSW: First Look at Bigger, Nastier 'Predators'
With trailers, film excerpts and concept art, producer Robert Rodriguez and director Nimrod Antal show off their fierce reboot of the sci-fi franchise at South by Southwest. Here's what the lucky folks at the packed screening saw. ...
McLaren Cribs From Planes, Flutes to Build Faster F1 Cars
The MP4-25 offers an innovative solution to the age-old problem of maximizing downforce in the curves and minimizing drag on the straights. ...
Newsweek Top News
It’s China’s World We’re Just Living in It
The middle kingdom is rewriting the rules on trade, technology, currency, climate—you name it. ...
Behind the GOP 'Commitment to America'
Sixteen years after the Gingrich revolution, Rep. Kevin McCarthy is concocting his own multipoint plan to win over America and take back the House. ...
TV Review: 'Who Do You Think You Are?'
'Who Do You Think You Are?' NBC's new genealogy-themed reality show, dredges up details about celebrity's ancestors. How race casts a gruesome shadow on the results. ...
Tantawi May Have Been Moderate, But He Was Ignored
In death as in life, Westerners overestimate the influence and importance of Egyptian cleric Mohammad Sayyid Tantawi. ...
Conan O'Brien Tour 'Convenience Charge' Too High
An open letter to Conan O'Brien. ...
Five Ways Obama Can be More Like Reagan
President Obama has said he wants to emulate Reagan's political success. Here's how he can. ...
CNN.com - WORLD
Israel to probe settlement announcement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set up a team to investigate why officials announced new settlement construction in disputed territory while U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was visiting the country....
Iran arrests 30 accused of U.S.-backed cyber war
Iran has arrested 30 people for waging what it called an organized, U.S.-backed cyber war against the nation, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported Saturday....
Deadly blasts rock southern Afghanistan
A series of explosions rocked southern Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province on Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 47 others, local officials said....
PM's group leads in early Iraq results
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's alliance led partial preliminary election results Saturday in Baghdad, where the most parliamentary seats are up for grabs, according to the electoral commission....
Taliban claims deadly attack in Pakistan
Six people were killed and 16 others injured in a suicide attack in northwest Pakistan, authorities said Saturday....
Kissinger admitted to S. Korean hospital
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to a hospital in Seoul on Saturday for "minor stomach troubles," the state-run Yonhap news agency reported....
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Prada manager in Japan loses her case for unfair dismissal
A senior manager at Prada who claimed she was ordered to get rid of "old, fat and ugly" staff has lost her case of unfair dismissal....
New York taxi drivers overcharging passengers
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Taliban bombers kill dozens in suicide attacks on Kandahar
Four Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 30 civilians in the city of Kandahar in an attack on the city's prison....
Barack Obama tries to find a scapegoat for his own hubris
The demise of the White House's Social Secretary is a morality tale that says much about Barack Obama's administration, argues Toby Harnden...
UN Navy crew's mutiny against the 'Sea Witch' captain who ' belittled' them
Standing on the bridge of her warship with the ocean before her and a crew of men awaiting her command, the future looked fantastic for Captain Holly Graf, the first American to take charge of a US Navy cruiser....
Kathy Lette: if my convict ancestors could see me now...
When Australian novelist Kathy Lette was awarded an honorary degree by a British university last year, she was inspired to explore her family history - and uncovered their part in the moving story of the Botany Bay settlers...
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Multimillion-dollar marijuana grow op found in Okanagan
Marijuana grow ops and harder drugs, long a mainstay in the British Columbia (BC) economy for the criminal element has suffered a minor setback in the Okanagan as RCMP discovered a large scale multimillion...read more...
CNN: Sri Lanka's War Survivors - future holds nothing for Tamils.
The CNN coverage on what is left for the Tamil community in Sri Lanka after the war, which ended on May, 2009.read more...
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Christian Science Monitor | World
Unemployment among Latin America youths fuels 'lost generation'
A lost generation is emerging as unemployment soars among Latin America youths. Nearly 20 percent are neither studying nor looking for jobs. ...
In India, Russia's Putin agrees to sell arms, energy
Vladimir Putin is looking to boost ties with India during his visit to New Delhi, with Russia announcing plans Friday to build India new fighter jets and nuclear reactors. Russia has failed to deliver before. ...
YouTube drags reluctant Soviet star Mr. Trololo back into spotlight
A 40-year-old clip from Soviet TV of 'Mr. Trololo' man Eduard Khil has gone viral on YouTube. In an interview, the baritone singer says he doesn't understand why millions suddenly love him now. ...
Turkey coup plot: What's behind the tumultuous identity crisis
In addition to the Armenian genocide resolutions roiling Turkey in recent days, the country has also been shaken up over the arrests of top military officials in an alleged Turkey coup plot. How the turmoil affects Turkey's EU bid and its regional ambitions. ...
How to donate to family of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili
The family of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who fatally crashed on the opening day of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, is in dire financial need. A bank account has been set up for donations from around the world. ...
Turkey cancels summit with Sweden over Armenian genocide resolution
A week after a US congressional committee passed an Armenian genocide resolution, Sweden has followed suit. Swedish trade with Turkey has increased significantly in recent years. ...
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