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'Anonymous': How dangerous is hacker network defending WikiLeaks?
The borderless digital militia 'Anonymous' has taken down corporate websites to defend WikiLeaks. In so doing, say Internet security experts, it has become a new force to be reckoned with.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 12/06
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19 countries that won't be at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
This year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on Dec. 10 won't only be missing its honoree, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who is under house arrest in China. The number of countries that have declined invitations to attend has risen from six to 19 in the past two months. Nobel committee members suspect that has something to do with China's "you're either with us or against us" tone urging other nations to join its boycott of the Oslo ceremony. Beijing boasted Tuesday that most countries would stay away from attending the ceremony. In fact, only the 65 countries with embassies in Norway were invited, and 44 of those had accepted, according to the Nobel Prize Committee. Who's standing with China? Here's a list. (click on the blue circle in the upper right corner of this page to move through the slides)
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/26
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/19
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Kosovo independence legal, says UN court. What will Russia do?
Kosovo's independence declaration in 2008 is legit, says the International Court of Justice (ICJ). But the ruling may create a precedent for separatist movements worldwide. Russia opposed Kosovo's independence.
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The Monitor's View: Court settles legal question of Kosovo independence, but not the political issue
The International Court of Justice in The Hague upheld Kosovo's declaration of independence. That will likely embolden separatist movements around the world. But after independence, then what? Recognition is a political, not a legal matter.
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Diaries of Yugoslavia wars fugitive surface
Ratko Mladic, architect of Srebrenica massacre during the Yugoslavia wars, may have left evidence in thousands of hand-written pages.
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Serbia vs. Germany: World Cup’s third big upset in as many days
First, Spain. Then, France. Now Germany tumbles 0-1 to Serbia in the first round as a controversial referee decision held back the European powerhouse during today's Germany vs. Serbia game.
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Border mediation with Slovenia could help Croatia join European Union
Slovenia and Croatia have agreed to independent mediation over their disputed border. Analysts say the agreement should remove a major obstacle in Croatia's quest to join the European Union.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/06
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/27
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Serbia pursues Ejup Ganic for war crimes. Or is it a vendetta?
Serbia has asked Britain to extradite Ejup Ganic, a Bosnian leader who was briefly in charge of the country and its military forces. Serbia charges him of war crimes, claiming that he ordered Bosnian forces to kill wounded Serb-led troops in 1992. The Hague says otherwise.
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War crimes: Is Serbia's Srebrenica apology genuine?
In what is regarded as one of Europe's biggest war crimes since World War II, more than 7,000 Bosnian Muslims were massacred at Srebrenica in 1995 by Serb forces. Serbia's apology for Srebrenica has met with polarized response in a country still divided over its role in the massacre.
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In Pictures: This Week in Weather 03/08 - 03/12
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Opinion: Karadzic trial: proud Serb defiance vs. victims' stories
The Radovan Karadzic trial may not deliver justice, but it will give victims a chance to tell what happened.
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Radovan Karadzic denies genocide charges at war crimes tribunal
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, in the dock at The Hague on war crimes charges of genocide and ethnic cleansing, said Tuesday the charges against him are the result of lies and "tricks."
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In Pictures: Radovan Karadzic on trial for Bosnian War Crimes
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Paris: City of (switched off) light?
Paris's all-night hangouts have been on the decline for years, thanks to gentrification, early-rising baby boomers, and security conscious police.
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US arms sales to Taiwan stifle US-China military engagement
To protest the US's arms sales to Taiwan, China halted contact between the two nations' militaries, which has expanded in recent months to include study tours and naval exercises. China also threatened Tuesday to retaliate against US companies involved in the arms sales.
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In Pictures: Holocaust Remembrance Day 2010
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Iran protesters: the Harvard professor behind their tactics
Iran singled out Harvard professor Gene Sharp as a key inspiration for protesters' 'velvet coup.' Sharp's manual on nonviolent protest shaped opposition movements in Czechoslovakia and inspired activists in Burma.
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Will Serbia's bid to join the EU help shed its pariah status?
President Boris Tadic launched Serbia's formal bid to join the European Union on Tuesday, saying that the country would overcome 'challenges' in its relationship with the EU, including differing views on the independence of Kosovo.
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Serbs celebrate new freedom to travel Europe without visas
The European Union on Saturday opened its borders to visa-free travel for more than ten million Serbs, Montenegrins, and Macedonians after nearly 20 years of tight restrictions.
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A Photographer’s Life, 1990-2005
A collection of the work – professional and personal – of photographer Annie Leibowitz.
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