Discovery could mean closure after disappearance of a dozen teens
Lebanon Car-Bombings Latest Sign of Middle East’s Deepening Hatreds
On Aug. 23, Muslims in Lebanon’s majority Sunni city of Tripoli congregated as usual for Friday prayers. But just as the prayers ended, an enormous blast hit the al-Taqwa mosque in Abu Ali Square. Just a few minutes later, a …
Not Again: A Gang Rape in Mumbai Leaves India Reeling
Inside a leafy Mumbai square normally accustomed to shrill sloganeering, a crowd protested on Friday with unsettling silence. As cameramen crawled along the fringes and policemen muttered into their walkie-talkies, protestors sat still, holding signs that declared Mumbai — widely believed to be one of India’s safest cities — the …
Twin Car Bombs Kill At Least 29 in Lebanon
The blast, the second in less than a week, injured more than 350
Car Bombs Rock Lebanon Mosques
Dozens reported killed and hundreds wounded in attack on northern city of Tripoli Friday
Chinese Opera: Bo Xilai is Defiant in His Starring Role
Ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai struck a defiant tone on the second day of his high-profile trial, denying charges of corruption and snapping pointedly at statements made by his wife.
The temerity being shown by the former …
Swiss City to Unveil Taxpayer-Funded “Sex Boxes” for Prostitutes
Summertime and the livin’ is easy – especially in the Altstetten area of Zurich where, starting Aug. 26, the city’s prostitutes will have brand new, government-sponsored digs to ply their trade.
Switzerland has a unique …
How the American Privatized Prison Is Spreading Overseas
Crime, incarceration and prison occupancy rates are dropping in the United States, and that’s great news for everyone—except private prison operators. For the companies that manage for-profit correctional facilities, less crime …
Former Top Egyptian Militant Vows Peace, Warns Mubarak
Abboud el-Zomor spent 30 years in Egyptian prisons in connection with the 1981 assassination of former President Anwar Sadat. On Thursday, he smiled as he carried a silver tray with long-stemmed glasses of 7 Up into his …
1 Million Children Have Left Syria, U.N. Says
The number of children who have fled Syria since the conflict began is greater than the entire of population of the state of Delaware, according to the United Nations.
The UN statement released today offered yet another lens …
Amid Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks, Signs of Compromise Over Jerusalem
A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government created something of a stir this week when he could not foresee any peace agreement with the Palestinians that wouldn’t include Jerusalem as the capital of …
The Known Knowns and Known Unknowns of a Chemical Attack in Syria
On Thursday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius offered what is perhaps the most vehement reaction so far to opposition allegations that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical-warfare agents against …
Mubarak Gets Out of Jail
The deposed ruler is now under house arrest instead