Social Democrat Helle Thorning-Schmidt has been elected Denmark’s first female Prime Minister to succeed outgoing PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen.
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When Super-Rich Russian opposition leader Mikhail Prokhorov called the country’s party system a “sham,” he subsequently vanished from state TV after months of air time. The last oligarch to push too far was Mikhail Khodorkovsky, now serv
A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie CAPTURED COLONELSyrian Lieutenant Colonel Hussein Harmoush, possibly the most well-known officer to defect from the army because of a candid, strongly worded condemnation of the government’s orders to kill unarmed protesters, was paraded on Syrian state television on Thursday night after being captured by […]
New exclusive footage of a crash in Argentina where a train hit a bus before smashing head-on into another train. The number of dead has risen to 11, with more than 200 injured.
An Al-Masry Al-Youm investigation cites secret documents outlining specific orders for sniper units to fire on protesters, despite denials by current Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy, who has repeatedly denied that the Interior Ministry had sniper unit
Herbert Lipah, the quirky owner of the “Lederhosen Madness” Oktoberfest speciality store, features a unique product made for men with low self-esteem about skinny or saggy shanks.
Throughout Latin American, more and more top military posts are being filled with business school graduates. In some cases, promotions are only available to soldiers with advanced degrees, particularly MBAs.
Back at HQ in Switzerland, the $2 billion debacle of UBS’s investment banking arm has focused attention on CEO Carsten Kengeter, who used to work for Goldman Sachs, and made his name in the pursuit of “risk”. Now 17,000 employees are slated for job cuts.
In the interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung, Turkish president Abdullah Gül reveals secret talks, which ultimately failed, to resolve the diplomatic dispute with Israel. He also said days are numbered for the Syrian regime. Gül added that Turkey still wants
A couple who lost 10,000 euros when Lehman Brothers went bankrupt is now suing the Haspa savings bank that sold them the Lehman-backed derivatives. As the German Federal Court nears a decision, disturbing allegations have emerged about the bank’s
The often-tense relationship between Beijing and Moscow has not been helped by a 2009 regional trade pact. Expectations on both sides have never been met, as the dispute came to a head at a recent economic forum in Siberia. One problem: China would rather
Everybody talked about it. And some even made jokes. But a visit to the small German town of Willmershbach where a recent incest case has exploded, our reporter finds that nobody came to the help of a woman abused by her father for decades.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie MIRACLESLebanese political leaders hardly need occasion to snipe at each other in the press. The media facilitates the endeavor because major political factions own the largest media outlets, where they flog their own views and denounce those of their opponents. In a political landscape […]
Essay: The most recent trend in cooking shows combines two well-tested television formulas: reality TV and sports. But a French philosopher argues that by emphasizing competition shows like “Hell’s Kitchen,” and “Master Chef,” a French equivalent, the bea
Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a splash on his so-called “Arab Spring” tour, landing in Cairo to a “rock star” welcome and later telling an interviewer that Egypt should embrace secularism. This is how
Torn between their hunger for freedom and fear of radical Islam, Syria’s ancient minority Christians do not know whether to support the protesters or Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
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Exclusive: Amy Winehouse’s Father Speaks
Amy Winehouse’s father opens up to CNN’s Piers Morgan about the late singer six weeks after her death.
Political leaders and education researchers in the West are increasingly questioning how the lack of men teachers might affect the country’s school children. In France, where the rate of male teachers in primary schools went from 35% in 1954 to 18%, some
Exclusive: Otto Pérez Molina, the winner of this week’s first-round presidential election in Guatemala, tells Le Monde that he “has nothing to hide and nothing to regret” from his days as the army’s intelligence head during the country’s long civil war.
The leaders of Russia and the UK met at the Kremlin for the first time since 2006. But despite the warm public words, behind closed doors the two sides were in tough talks over how the investigation of the death in London of former KGB spy Alexander Litvi
Op-Ed: This year’s Arab Spring may soon give way to a winter of discontent. Revolutions in Egypt, Libya and beyond have shifted the region’s balance of power. Stability will depend on how Turkey, Egypt and Israel handle simmering hostility suddenly brough
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U.S. Embassy Under Siege In Kabul
The Taliban claims responsibility for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan. CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux reports.
Talking with the team of Swiss researchers at the Observatory of the University of Geneva, who made the important discovery that will lead to a better understanding of planetary systems outside our own galaxy, the Milky Way.
Op Ed: A recent decision by the European Court of Justice regulating the components of honey is absurdly rigid and far-reaching, and could undercut any agricultural technological advancements in E.U. countries.
Pro-democracy leaders from Egypt have traveled to Berlin to learn how former East German dissidents peacefully managed revelations of the explosive files of the Stasi, the brutal secret police. Can Egyptians unearth the same details about its past? Do the
A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie TUESDAYThe online engine of the Syrian revolution, the Syrian Revolution against Bashar al-Assad Facebook group, each week builds up to a Friday of protests under different banners, last week’s being the “Friday of International Protection.” The group bills the event, and somehow, protesters on […]
Four years after being discovered in northern Italy, the skeletal remains from six millennia ago have just been displayed in public for the first time. But local officials say tragedy would repeat if they were left without a permanent home, which could at
Salim, 16, is the son of Gaddafi loyalists from Sabratha, north of Tripoli. He now lies in a hospital prison bed in Misrata, lucky to be alive, but scared to contact his parents — and knowing his life will never be the same.
One person has been killed in an explosion at a French nuclear site. The incident reportedly took place at a waste treatment plant, when an oven exploded while melting down low-level radioactive metallic waste. It appears that there was no radioactive con
A growing number of people say they’ve found a cure for their alcoholism, Baclofen, a well-established but potent muscle relaxer. The only problem is it’s not legal – unless you suffer from Lou Gehrig’s disease, cerebral palsy or other illnesses involving
Essay: Widespread allegations in China of corruption among experts in the antique business is a metaphor for a society where the highest forms of knowledge have become a means to an end.
Automakers increasingly focused on female clients have teamed up with top designers to attend to female tastes and needs behind the wheel. Meanwhile, the ultimate marketing “Holy Grail” in the auto business is the car that seduces both m
In a sombre and emotional ceremony at Ground Zero, the American people and their leaders remember the nearly 3,000 people killed by Al Qaeda 10 years ago this day.
In order to reduce costs, German judges can now replace jail sentences with electronic monitoring: an ankle bracelet for those who otherwise would be locked up. Five of the 16 German states have signed up, with others to follow.
Essay: Italian journalist Gianni Riotta, who lived through 9/11 in Manhattan, recalls how radically everything can change, and yet how it all still manages to pass. Or almost all.
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Muammar Gaddafi’s Last Stand
What appears to be the final battle for the pro-Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid continues, with NATO air strikes helping Libyan fighters trying to capture the town. There has been stiff resistance, however, after the deadline given to the Gaddafi loyalis
Little by little, North Korea is looking to build tourism in the otherwise isolated Communist country. A reconverted freighter has been unveiled as the first chance to take a cruise, replete with evening entertainment and great scenery. Certain amenities,
Some 100 signed prints of the French photographer will go up for sale at Christie’s to help raise money for the Paris foundation that supports Cartier-Bresson’s work.
A 10-year UNESCO investigation is being launched to measure the effects of human noise pollution on marine creatures, many of which rely on relative silence to find food, seek out mates or avoid predators.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie PLEA FOR PROTECTIONThe Syrian Revolution Facebook group, after months of encouraging Syrians to rise up and bring down the regime, has turned its attention directly to the international community. The “Friday of International Protection” protests feature the tagline: “We ask for civilians to be […]