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Full-body scan or not? Europe divided on airport security steps

Belgium, Spain are skeptical that there's a need for more full-body airport scanning machines. France and Germany are uncommitted as European Union members meet today to discuss airport security measures.

Europe warms to full body scanners at airports after Northwest bomb scare

Europe leaders are now reconsidering using full body scanners that they had until recently opposed as lurid and voyeuristic.

Classic review: The Man Who Invented Christmas

“A Christmas Carol” was not just a book but rather a Victorian-era Christmas miracle.

Top universities: Britain pushes Oxford and Cambridge to recruit more widely

Top universities Oxford and Cambridge draw 43 percent of students from private schools that educate 7 percent of the population. They face pressure to take applicants' social and economic background into account.

Britain's Cameron – prime minister-in-waiting?

At the Conservative Party's conference Thursday, David Cameron will try to project a more compassionate image even as he calls for public-spending cuts and tax hikes.

Grisly hanging of Census worker: an antigovernment act?

FBI is investigating worker's death in Kentucky. Is crime-scene reference to 'fed' a clue or a feint?

Google + Espresso = lots of instant (old) books

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

The interactive Frank Lloyd Wright, 'thirtysomething' on DVD, return of the iconic Spy vs. Spy, and more.

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Vince Guaraldi in his essence, 'Life on Mars' TV series now on DVD, creativity at its best in '500 Tables, and more.

British warning: Summer is forced marriage season

At least 5,000 women and girls were sent abroad to marry last year, according to a government report. Britain is toughening its stand against the practice with 'rescue’ teams, hotlines, and a new campaign to protect women.

Who will be the bards of suburbia?

Pirates, Inc.: Inside the booming Somali business

Meet the modern-day brigands behind the sometimes sophisticated, always risky operations that raked in an estimated $80 million in ransoms in 2008.

Colleges offer no-frills degrees

A less-expensive education is the appeal at stripped-down satellite campuses.

Colleges scramble to help cash-strapped students

Many students need extra aid to pay spring-semester tuition.

The Man Who Invented Christmas

'A Christmas Carol' was not just a book but rather a Victorian-era Christmas miracle.

London warms to Islamic finance

The land of Adam Smith now teems with a vibrant Islamic banking sector, with even non-Muslims being lured by the model's promise of transparency and stability.

To battle obesity, Britain creates nine 'healthy towns'

With the highest obesity rates in Europe, Britain is investing £30 million ($45 million) to cut the fat.

New voter: a young woman’s political awakening

Hayley Colley of Tennessee is among the Americans who, on Nov. 4, will cast votes in a US presidential election for the first time.

New polls show Obama and McCain tied everywhere (almost)

Noteworthy CD releases

Metallica, The Verve, and David Byrne and Brian Eno regroup for three new albums that reprise some old themes and play with some new.

Colleges take on drinking age

A call to examine the age-21 threshold has sparked heated debate on campuses.

OurStage hosts online talent show

Website helps new artists bypass Net’s sonic traffic jam and attract the notice of record labels.

The art of keeping cool at Bonnaroo

In the heat of summer, the modern music festival attracts a throng of 70,000 to the heart of Tennessee.

World

For Clinton and McCain, a New Hampshire revival

Results in the Granite State mean frontrunners in both parties will continue to duke it out for the nomination.