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Valentine's Day: 12 classic love stories

Here's our list of 12 of literature's greatest love stories.
Napoleon Bonaparte: 13 quotes on his birthday

Here are some essential quotes from Napoleon Bonaparte.
France presidential elections: the candidates challenging Sarkozy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is fighting for reelection in the April 22 presidential poll. Here are the top 5 presidential candidates.

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As Dutch prepare for new king, republicans ask to abolish monarchy (+video)

On Tuesday, Queen Beatrix will abdicate and her son will ascend to the Dutch crown. But some Dutch see the monarchy as an unwanted anachronism in an otherwise modern democracy.
As Iran and Israel trade threats, first Iranian novels appear in Hebrew

The rousing success of two Persian novels published in Hebrew this year – the first to ever appear in Hebrew – indicate a thirst among Israelis to better understand Iranian society.
Valentine's Day: 12 classic love stories

Here's our list of 12 of literature's greatest love stories.
Napoleon Bonaparte: 13 quotes on his birthday

Here are some essential quotes from Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Daily Reckoning The dollar is in decline. So how to invest it?

The Federal Reserve's role should be to protect the value of the dollar. But the dollar has been in decline for most of the last century.
France presidential elections: the candidates challenging Sarkozy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is fighting for reelection in the April 22 presidential poll. Here are the top 5 presidential candidates.
Russia's Bolshoi Theater back from the brink of destruction

The iconic Bolshoi Theater, home to the famed ballet and opera troupes, reopens its doors today after a nearly $1 billion renovation to restore the once-crumbling theater to its 19th-century glory.
History for the taking? Man pilfers papers signed by presidents, potentates.

A New York man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to steal historical documents signed by the likes of Washington, Lincoln, Adams, Marie Antoinette, and Napoleon Bonaparte.
As Arab strongmen exit, will democracy really take root?

In Western history, state churches had to be weakened, monarchies discarded, and the 'divine right of kings' forfeited for democracy to grow. Which institutions and traditions are Arab nations prepared to give up? Something more than strongmen have to go if the new is to replace the old.
Special Report: How the Egyptian revolt will recast the Middle East

Three scenarios for the way the uprising might end and what it all means for the US, Israel, and Iran.
Pat Robertson Haiti comments: French view theory with disbelief

Pat Robertson said the Haiti earthquake was God's punishment for Haitian slaves' 'pact with the devil' to win freedom from France. But many French noted that Haiti's revolution was inspired by France's and considered an early exercise in self-determination.
Napoleon in Egypt

An insightful look at Napoleon's 'other army' – the Savants who stormed Egypt.
A 'thoroughly modern' Middle East

A novel about the Cairo Conference of 1921.
Earth-friendly roses for tough climates

Fragrant EarthKind roses survive without much chemical maintenance.
Earth-friendly roses for tough climates

Fragrant EarthKind roses survive without much chemical maintenance.