Last month, Rike R. lost her beloved young husband to cancer. She received a second blow four days later when, to her great disappointment, she was denied access to her husband’s frozen sperm.
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Norway was the first European country to introduce a quota system for women managers. Results are now in – and they demonstrate that women may, indeed, have a fundamentally different approach to doing business. Wish your boss a happy International Women&a
Pressure mounts ahead of Friday’s scheduled appearance of Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the British University’s prestigious debate society. After seeing sexual assault charges in New York dropped, DSK is facing allegations in France related
Through his bold designs, Wang Shu is bringing culture and soul to Chinese architecture. Last week, he became the first architect working in China to get the profession’s highest honor, the Pritzker Prize. But his colleagues and art students back
Analysis: With his victory on Sunday, Vladimir Putin returns to the Kremlin with a renewed mandate and promises of major reforms. But a growing mass of disaffected Russians may be bound to push the incoming president out of office no matter what he does.
European stocks are treading water, flitting between small gains and losses, with investors reluctant to make any bold moves ahead of Greece’s debt-swap deadline.
Mitt Romney’s showing in six states was not a super one for the Republican presidential hopeful, who failed to produce the convincing wins needed to demonstrate his ability to generate support among diehard conservatives.
Anders Behring Breivik, who confessed to killing 77 people and injuring 151 in Norway last July, has been formally charged with committing acts of terror.
Essay: Perhaps the closest historical comparison with recent worldwide social disaffection and civil unrest is in the lead-up to the mid-19th century revolutions that roiled the globe.
A rare visit to a location deep inside the tropical forest of Mahé, in the Seychelles archipelago, where a prison has been established to hold the captured Somali pirates wreaking havoc in the Indian Ocean. Once captured – and land-locked – the pirates ch
Essay: Roxxxy is always hot and bothered – and she can even be programmed to talk about sports. Our writer was pleasantly surprised to find a male version too, Rocky, who comes with blue eyes. Snuggle up, strip down, log on… the age of sex robots is upo
Some 65% of French people surveyed in a new Ipsos-Logica poll aren’t particularly interested in France’s presidential race. Still 78% still plan to vote, according to the poll that also found President Nicolas Sarkozy still trailing his Socialist party ch
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Landmark flight arrives in Somalia
The first major commercial airline in more than 20 years has landed at Mogadishu airport in war-torn Somalia.
Amid a soaring death toll and a call for airstrikes against the Syrian regime, the body of American journalist Marie Colvin is expected to return to the U.S. today.
Mitt Romney can take a big step toward finishing off chief rival Rick Santorum and seizing command of the Republican presidential race on “Super Tuesday,” as 10 states hold contests with Ohio at ground zero.
The Chinese have a saying: ordinary folk regard food as important as heaven itself. The tech world’s motto is “Innovate Or Die.” At Google’s Beijing headquarters, one can taste what happens when these two philosophies m
Americans are having a field day with Andrew Schiff, a Wall Street banker who complained in an interview with Bloomberg about his “paltry” $350,000-a-year salary. Says Schiff: “The New York that I wanted to have is still just beyond my reach.”
Analysis: Though opponents are still questioning the legitimacy of Vladimir Putin’s win in Sunday’s presidential race, one Russian political observer charts the course of his sudden unpopularity last year to an election campaign that saw
International observers report ballot stuffing and other irregularities as Vladimir Putin announces he has won the race to be Russia’s new president.
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Iraq attacks in Haditha kill 27 policemen
Dozens of gunmen have launched a pre-dawn raid on police targets in the western Iraqi city of Haditha, killing at least 27 police officers.
Al-Qaida militants have launched a surprise attack against army bases in southern Yemen, killing 78 soldiers, seizing weapons and parading 55 troops they had taken captive through the centre of a town under their control.
Half a millennium ago, the Holy See established secret archives that today house millions of documents, including private papal records, meant to be protected both from the elements, and prying eyes. It is also a great resource for historians.
Politicians in Zurich are debating whether rental agreements can forbid tenants to own a car. But in Bern, the Swiss capital, some 80 people have already signed such contracts.
As their traditional customer base – groups of school children – shrinks, Germany’s hostels are trying to woo a new market: whole families. In places like the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, some hostels have transformed themselves into affordable, kid-friend
The “microblog” twitter equivalents in China like weibo are more popular than ever, but they are also increasingly risky. Nervous public officials are imposing harsh sentences to those who send out bad bits of information.
Op-Ed: A few years ago, even if its people didn’t realize it at the time, Russia was poised for a new wave of civil action. Though Sunday’s elections may not bring new faces, the nation is forever changed.
Up close and inside the mind of the Italian designer, who is set to be honored with a show of her creations at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Crotone was once called the “Milan of the South,” thanks to its bustling industry and entrepreneurial spirit. But over the past 20 years, the Calabrian city has seen its factories close and locals forced onto welfare. A snapshot of every
The German city of Frankfurt, from where the Frank family fled rising anti-Semitism, will house personal items in its Jewish Museum. The original copy of the girl’s famed diary will remain in Amsterdam where the family hid until they were reporte
Op-Ed: Blinded by its own visions of grandeur, Europe dropped the ball years ago and will make things worse by turning the keys to the empire over to Goldman Sachs-trained “experts” like Mario Monti and Lucas Papademos. Folks, we are witnessing a train wr
Peruvian cuisine is appreciated around the world, but business leaders can whet their appetite on the country’s success at spreading its restaurant chains globally: from elsewhere in Latin America to the US and India.
Analysis: Vladimir Putin remains the overwhelming favorite Sunday to return to the Kremlin as Russia’s president, following a term as prime minister. Still, with opposition to Putin growing, it was a memorable campaign — even before it began.
Bypassed as a tourist site since the revolution, the southern Tunisian city of Douz looks to regain its hold as an entryway to the Sahara. The country’s tourist industry as a whole has been hit hard by the political unrest.
A Red Cross aid convoy has entered the shattered Baba Amro district of Homs after a Syrian official declared the area “cleansed” and the opposition spoke of a massacre by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
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Oil increases to highest level since 2008
Oil prices have spiked to their highest levels since 2008 on fears that tensions with Iran have the potential to disrupt supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
All EU 27 states but UK and Czech Republic have signed a new treaty to enforce budget discipline within the bloc.
Authorities in Buenos Aires are recommending that Argentine firms stop buying British goods. That may be easier said than done. Though Argentina doesn’t buy much from the UK, the British products it does import are difficult to find elsewhere.
After four frenetic days, Rio’s annual extravaganza has come to an end – but not before adding to Brazil’s Carnival lore with a bevy of fresh anecdotes. One infamous drug dealer, for example, couldn’t resist temptation, and came out of h
Analysis: The spectacle of Hong Kong reporters hounding candidates for upcoming elections has baffled some in China. Yet rabid reporters are a matter of neither conspiracies nor bling — just an important lesson for mainland Chinese about the basics of de
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Tornadoes slam US Midwest, killing 12
Tornadoes have roared through middle America, flattening entire blocks of homes in small-town Illinois and Kansas and killing at least 12 people.