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Father's Day: 12 best books for Dad
Check out these 12 books. At least one will be a perfect fit for your dad.
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3 new foreign mystery novels that are worth your travel time
Craving a foreign excursion? Try the next best thing – one of these mystery novels set in far-away lands.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner: 5 books about the world's most audacious art theft
These five books – fiction and nonfiction – share a connection to the notorious March 18, 1990, theft of 13 masterworks from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
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'Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye': 5 stories from a family's time near the Arctic
Zac Unger temporarily moved his family to Churchill, Manitoba, to experience life in the polar bear wild. Here are some of his stories from his book "Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye."
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20 best iPhone apps for starters
Here's a selection of some essential and not-so-essential apps that will help you get by in a world increasingly dependent on digital interaction.
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The New Economy Best job in the world: honeymoon travel tester?
You and your spouse could get paid to test honeymoon travel spots. In the latest in a series of positions dubbed best job in the world, an Irish tourism company seeks a couple to spend six months honeymooning.
03/30/2010 12:55 pm -
Stefan Karlsson Australia's housing boom driven in part by population growth
Australia's population is growing faster than most other developed nations, which is contributing to its housing shortage.
03/29/2010 06:36 pm -
Diggin' It Oxalis: A great plant indoors and out
Oxalis – often called shamrock – has beautiful foliage and plenty of dainty blossoms. Plus, it's easy to care for indoors and out.
03/29/2010 02:19 pm -
Greece bailout: What's the future of the euro?
The Greece bailout package agreed to by European leaders and the International Monetary Fund last week decreases the likelihood of a Greek government default. But the wrangling over the bailout -- and the steps that left Greece in a financial hole -- raise questions about the prospects for the stability of the euro.
03/28/2010 01:17 pm -
Irish bishop John Magee resigns, apologizes to abuse victims
Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop John Magee, a former papal aide who stands accused of endangering children by failing to follow the Irish church's own rules on reporting suspected pedophile priests to police.
03/24/2010 05:20 pm -
Dubai assassination puts tough-talking cop Dahi Khalfan Tamim in spotlight
The expanding investigation into the Dubai assassination of a Hamas official – with Britain alleging this week that Israel forged passports used by the alleged killers – has drawn attention to the methods and style of Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai's longest-serving police chief.
03/24/2010 03:02 pm -
Israel reacts to Britain expulsion of diplomat over Dubai assassination
After Britain expelled an Israeli diplomat after it determined the Jewish state had forged British passports used in the Dubai assassination of a Hamas leader, Israelis reacted with criticism, but also relief that the damage wasn't more severe.
03/24/2010 11:25 am -
Britain says 'compelling' evidence Israel linked to Dubai assassination
Britain Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Tuesday that 12 British passports used in the Dubai assassination plot were forged when they were handed over to Israel for inspection.
03/23/2010 01:49 pm -
Israel diplomat expelled by Britain over Dubai assassination passport forgery
Britain said Tuesday it would expel an Israel diplomat after a government probe found it likely that the Jewish state had forged UK passports used in the Dubai assassination of a senior Hamas official. Foreign Minister David Miliband is due to address Parliament this afternoon.
03/23/2010 12:27 pm -
Pope Benedict letter to Ireland fails to ease anger over abuse scandal
Pope Benedict XVI responded to a blossoming abuse scandal in Ireland with a letter that addressed Church failings in handling sexual abuse of children by priests. But he did not promise an end to the secrecy that has surrounded the church's policing efforts.
03/21/2010 01:58 pm -
Pope Benedict rips Irish church for "grave errors of judgment"
Pope Benedict XVI ordered an investigation into an Irish church.
03/20/2010 04:32 pm -
After papal rebuke, Ireland takes stunned stock of battered church, economy, and nation
Many in Ireland are stunned that the once high-flying 'Celtic Tiger' is now just another battered economy – and by fresh revelations of coverups of sexual abuse of children in the Roman Catholic church as Pope Benedict XVI apologized directly to Irish abuse victims.
03/20/2010 09:40 am -
Pope letter on Catholic sex abuse scandal meets Irish skepticism
In Ireland, news that Pope Benedict is sending a letter on the Catholic sex abuse scandal was met by disagreement over whether the church can regain its moral authority. The letter will be made public Saturday.
03/19/2010 04:14 pm -
Global News Blog As Ireland breaks for St. Patrick's Day, Ulster Unionists turn to Flash Harry for votes
The Ulster Unionist Party, once the powerful voice of pro-British activism in Northern Ireland, has turned to Freddy Mercury impersonator Flash Harry to improve its political standing.
03/17/2010 03:46 pm -
Chapter & Verse Ten best books about Ireland
There is no shortage of great books about Ireland. Here's a sampler to help you celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
03/17/2010 12:42 pm -
Global News Blog St. Patrick's Day 2010: It was about church, not Guinness
Guinness sells 10 million glasses of beer daily (but no green beer) and far more on St. Patrick's Day. That's a new phenomenon. Not long ago, all pubs in Ireland closed on St Patrick's Day.
03/17/2010 10:36 am -
St. Patrick's Day: Why do we wear green?
On St. Patrick's Day, a look at how three well-known traditions came to be.
03/17/2010 09:52 am -
St. Patrick's Day at the White House. Obama welcomes Irish PM.
President Obama celebrates St. Patrick's Day with Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen.
03/17/2010 05:50 am -
Moody’s hints at move that could be catastrophic for US debt
Moody said Monday that it would consider downgrading its triple-A rating for US Treasury Bonds if Washington continues to pile up record deficits. The move would make it significantly harder for the US to finance its debt by borrowing from other countries.
03/16/2010 04:55 pm -
As Northern Ireland seeks to secure peace, splits within unionist ranks
Northern Ireland politicians agreed to move policing and justice authority from Britain to the Stormont Assembly. It did so without the support of the once-dominant Ulster Unionist Party, pointing to lingering anger among some Protestants over concessions made to Irish republicans.
03/16/2010 04:44 pm -
Terrorism & Security At least 69 alleged Russian mafia arrested in European crackdown
A crackdown on the Russian mafia continued with at least 69 total arrests across Europe. 'We're going to find big mansions and enormous amounts of money,' a Spanish officer said.
03/16/2010 09:22 am -
Global News Blog St. Patrick's Day: Did Patrick become Christian for the tax breaks?
Despite persistent myths, St. Patrick's Day recalls a man who didn't alone convert the Irish, didn't use a shamrock to teach the Trinity, and didn't chase out the snakes. It recalls a man who, simply, loved the Irish.
03/15/2010 03:58 pm -
No corned beef and cabbage? Irish chef reinvents Irish cuisine
No corned beef and cabbage? Irish chef Darren Pettigrew says "you don't eat corned beef in Ireland." Pettigrew discusses what he likes to create.
03/13/2010 03:56 pm -
The Daily Reckoning Global economies surge forward without the US
America is slipping from the top spots on more than one global list.
03/12/2010 09:45 pm -
Will German Catholic church abuse case reach Pope Benedict?
Investigations into charges of sexual and physical abuse of children by German Catholic priests are getting under way, and involve a choir run by Pope Benedict's brother. Did the pontiff know about the allegations when he was a bishop in his home country? "We do not know," a German Catholic church spokesman said.
03/11/2010 01:40 pm
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