Lawyers for the ousted Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, have begun arguing the case for the defense, after his trail reopened in Cairo.
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A handful of large websites, including Wikipedia and Reddit, have confirmed they will go dark on Wednesday to protest the SOPA anti-piracy bill that critics say will wreck the Internet as we know it.
Italian naval divers have blasted holes in the hull of a cruise ship grounded off a Tuscan island to speed the search for 29 missing people while seas are still calm.
The “veil,” a work from an Italian-French team, is the first new major architectural addition to the Louvre since the famed pyramid entrance of I.M. Pei opened. It will cover three floors and 4,600 square meters of new exhibition space d
Sweden claimed the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature for one of its own. But a visit to the home of Tomas Tranströmer finds a complex road to communication, as the ageing poet relies on a few spoken words and gestures, his wife’s aid — and, of cou
Panic was unleashed aboard the Costa Concordia after it ran aground Friday night off the tiny Italian island of Giglio. Claudio Masia, 49, had his entire family to rescue, from his two children to his elderly parents. In the end, he couldn’t quit
At least six people have died after a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany. The owners of the cruise ship say there may have been significant human error on the part of the ship’s captain, an allegation he denies.
Labor leaders have rejected the Nigerian government’s concession to drop fuel prices after a nationwide strike paralyzed the country last week.
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Huntsman quits GOP race
GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman has decided to drop out of the race and endorse Mitt Romney.
Brazil is portrayed as the poster child for Latin American potential, while Mexico is the symbol for what’s gone wrong. But with near identical growth rates and similarly ambivalent trading relationships with China, Brazil and Mexico share simila
Lawyers for both Philipp Hildebrand, the recently resigned president of the Swiss National Bank, and for Bank Sarasin, a Swiss private bank, may take separate actions on privacy grounds against the Zurich weekly Weltwoche that broke the story that led to
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Meet China’s Most Open Party Leader
Both by what he says and what he blogs, Chinese politician Zhang Chunxian appears to want to truly hear from the people he’s charged to lead. But he may have pushed his luck by posting messages on his microblog account directly from inside a Comm
“Tunisia Has Not Become Islamist…” So declares newly installed President of the Republic Moncef Marzouki, a longtime opposition leader, now considered the secularist counterweight to the majority Islamist party, Ennahda.
The German travel company Dertour, one of the world’s leading tour operators, publishes catalogues covering many different countries and themes each season. Now for the first time, a catalogue is out called ‘Gay Travel,’ with some offers
From portraits of world famous authors to pulsating religious rites in his hometown, Sicilian photographer Ferdinando Scianna has an expansive body of work. A major retrospective is on display now in two locations in Palermo.
A London-based project dubbed OPEC (Orange Peel Exploitation Company) aims to make biofuel from the waste from the more than 10 million tons of oranges that Brazil squeezes into juice each year. It is the latest of many research projects aiming cut CO2 em
Good news for people who can “only” afford cars like the Mercedes S-Class or Porsche 911 Turbo S. Ferrari, Lamborghini and other ultra-deluxe automakers are starting to market models that run in the $200,000 range.
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US warns: Terrorist threat to Bangkok
The US embassy in Thailand has alerted its citizens to possible terrorist attacks on tourist locations in Bangkok.
Some of the most important Burmese political dissidents have been freed. It is another sign that top officials in the long repressive Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, are softening their stance toward the opposition.
Obama administration officials say they are relying on a secret channel of communication to warn Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that closing the Strait of Hormuz is a “red line” that would provoke an American response.
Though he still gets his kicks doing motorcross and car rallies, Rossi, now 32, has secured his status as one of history’s best ever motoGP racers. Before the 2012 season, he reflects on the death of a fellow Italian racer, and eyes the road to one more c
Op-Ed: As the winter presidential campaign sets to heat up, Vladimir Putin has laid out a campaign platform that is intended to neither inspire nor enrage. So lacking in ambition, his list of promises even includes goals that have already been achieved.
A sports collection, new fabrics, fewer gold buttons and an influx of Indian money have Escada back on track. The German clothing company still isn’t back to break-even, but sales – up 7% last year – look set to keep rising.
In an in-depth interview, the legendary American director explains how he scanned dusty files from the past in search of the keys for understanding longtime FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, one of the 20th century’s most powerful and indecipherable
The Fitch ratings agency offers the latest vote of no-confidence on Italy’s finances, as the situation only grows worse in Greece. Germans try to measure whether the vicious cycle of bailouts will ever end.
Essay: A writer tries to imagine the mentality inside the Egyptian interior ministry, after a new crackdown has reasserted some control of the state’s security apparatus. That protesters again paid the ultimate price may be of secondary concern i
Following the lead from a 2010 Harvard course on urban inequality, a French university is turning to the gritty television show “The Wire” as a unique tool for dissecting what is wrong in American society.
Atchoo! Swiss researchers have identified a new species of snub-nosed monkey living in the forests of northern Burma. It’s upside-down nostrils seem to cause it to sneeze its way through the entire rainy season
A video showing what appear to be American forces urinating on dead Taliban fighters has prompted anger in Afghanistan and promises of a U.S. investigation, but the insurgent group has said it would not harm nascent efforts to broker peace talks.
North Korea has announced it will enshrine Kim Jong Il’s body in the palace housing his father, the national founder, deepening its veneration of the Kim dynasty as the country transfers power to a third generation of the family.
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Myanmar signs cease-fire with ethnic rebels
Myanmar’s government has signed a cease-fire agreement with ethnic Karen rebels in a major step toward ending one of the world’s longest-running insurgencies and meeting a key condition for better ties with the West.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا EGYPTIAN JUSTICE Despite a revolution that culminated on February 11, 2011 when President Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power, Egypt’s unresolved past continues to haunt the present. Deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak returned to court as the prosecution presented its case against him. A group of lawyers have […]
Argentine-born Lionel Messi has just been named FIFA’s player of the year for the third year running, further proof that the 24-year-old Barcelona striker is already a living legend. But who was the soccer world’s worst player in 2011?
A sit-down with the legendary director-producer who has lately spent most of his time back behind the camera. Spielberg says he has more free time now that his kids have left him a virtual empty nester. His latest release is War Horse, an epic World War I
Volkswagen sales in the U.S. are surging, led by the new Jetta line, which wasn’t much of a hit back in Germany. With its new popular designs and longstanding reputation for durability, VW is notching its best American results in a decade.
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Shanghai’s Tale Of Three Towers
In the early 1990s, planners in Shanghai envisioned a trio of mammoth skyscrapers that would symbolize the Chinese city’s rebirth. Nearly 20 years later, two of those towers are built. The third is 109 stories to go. Our writer strolls through this 21st c
Spanish airline Iberia says it has canceled 104 flights during a one-day strike by pilots protesting the company’s planned new budget carrier.
With 284 of 301 precincts reporting, Romney wins 40 percent of the vote, followed by Paul with 23 percent and Huntsman with 17 percent. They are followed by Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. Texas Gov. Rick Perry garnered just 1 percent.
An Iranian nuclear scientist has been killed by a bomb placed on his car by a motorcyclist in Tehran. A city official has blamed Israel for the attack, similar to attacks on nuclear scientists just over a year ago.
In Italy, an otherwise happy 13-year-old Ethiopian boy set out last week from his adoptive home with perilous plans to journey by land and sea back to Africa. He headed south, adrift for five days in southern Italy, but ultimately didn’t get too