World
New Moon opening night strikes on Nov. 27 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Eighth-grader Rea will be there with 20 of her closest
friends.
New Moon opening night is Dec. 4 in India. The first movie, which Ritisha Mishra petitioned for, opens Nov. 20.
New Moon opening night is a ways off in China, but the first Twilight movie opens there officially next week. Despite a lack
of vampire lore in China, young women are snapping up the books and pirated movies.
In Guatemala, drug trafficking, gang violence, and a climate of impunity lead to widespread rape of women. At least 10,000
women were victims of sexual violence last year.
USA
Reported hate crimes dropped 2 percent in 2008 from 2007 levels. Is rising 'atmosphere of rage' a threat to gains?
Any surge of US troops to Afghanistan is likely to be tougher than it was in Iraq, because of the dearth of good roads and
airfields, say defense officials.
New York's federal courts have seen many major terrorist trials since the early 1990s, several involving Al Qaeda-linked operatives.
Biggest opportunity for Great American Smokeout 2009 is in West Virginia, where 1 in 4 residents smokes.
An Illinois woman is charged with a hate crime for berating a Muslim woman about the Fort Hood shooting and then pulling at
her headscarf. The charge could lead to three years in prison: justice or prosecutorial overkill?
Commentary
As they confront Iran's nuclear aims, negotiators must mind the Shiite doctrine of deceit called 'taqiyya.'
If parents prime children only for success, how will they ever be able to survive in the real world?
You probably never heard of the new president and foreign policy chief of the European Union – Belgian Herman Van Rompuy and
Briton Catherine Ashton. That may be their strength.
Readers write about dressing children in camouflage, hurricane Katrina, Social Security, and Israel's stake in peace.
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CartoonArts & Entertainment
Werner Herzog's 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' casts Nicolas Cage as a cop who becomes increasingly unhinged by
gambling debts and drug use.
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