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10 books to read after the election
Election season is finally almost over. Now it's time to actually tackle America's problems. Here are 10 books that offer context.
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Why no safe zone in Syria, yet? 5 complications
The flood of Syrian refugees entering Turkey – as many as 5,000 a day for the last 10 days – has ratcheted up the pressure for a safe zone’s creation. But a safe zone is complicated and carries many risks.
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5 countries where the death penalty is legal but rare
India’s Supreme Court sentenced the last surviving gunman of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, to death. Here is a list of 5 countries where the death penalty is a legal possibility, though rare.
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Rio+20: 5 key takeaways
Here are some of the promising developments and bigger disappointments of the Rio+20 global sustainability conference, which ends today.
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Facebook IPO: Six key dates in its debacle
Facebook's first week as a publicly traded company will go down as a terribly botched corporate launch, perhaps one of the worst in recent history for such a highly visible entity. Eight days ago, it was the tech world's most highly anticipated initial public offering in eight years. Now, the social media company faces mounting legal woes and serves as an embarrassing example of how not to run an IPO. Despite rising insider pessimism about its growth prospects, Facebook kept boosting its asking price and the number of shares it would sell. The result: billions of dollars in losses; investigations by two congressional committees, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), an industry watchdog, and the state of Massachusetts; at least 13 class-action lawsuits; and thousands of resentful shareholders who days later still were unsure how many Facebook shares they had or at what price. Here are six key dates in Facebook's unfolding IPO disaster.
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US envoy meets Suu Kyi in trip to engage Burma (Myanmar)
The highest-ranking US diplomat to visit Burma (Myanmar) since 1995 met with junta officials and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday. The visit is part of the White House's bid to engage the regime.
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Clinton's push for Arab democracy overshadowed by Israel stance
Hillary Clinton announced new aid programs at a two-day forum with Arab leaders in Morocco, which she held up as a model for democratic reform in the region.
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North Korea announces reprocessing of more nuclear weapons fuel
North Korea's announcement that it had processed more nuclear weapons fuel for use in another atomic weapon is seen as an attempt to reinforce its demand that the US engage in bilaterial disarmament talks.
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iPhone off to a sluggish start in China
Analysts call sales of the first Chinese edition of the Apple iPhone 'disappointing.'
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Palestinian PM criticizes Clinton for letting Israel set peace agenda
This weekend, Clinton appeared to back off from US demands for an Israeli settlement freeze, raising the ire of Arabs. In Morocco today, she tried to mollify them.
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Windows 7 reviews still shine one week in
It may still be too early to tell, but early reports from both news sites and users say that Windows 7 is a winner.
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Pakistan releases 11 Iranian guards after cross-border incursion
Iran said the guards were just chasing drug dealers when they crossed into Pakistani soil Monday. But some in Pakistan suspect it has to do with last week's deadly suicide bombing in Iran.
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Bankers face activists' anger in the streets of Chicago
Demonstrators at the American Bankers Association convention Tuesday decried banks' greed and lack of transparency. But officials say the bankers in Chicago aren't the ones who were bailed out by the federal government.
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Pakistan bombs Taliban after capturing key town
The military claims to have killed more than 160 militants since the offensive began a week ago, but it's encountering fierce resistance from the Taliban.
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Karadzic war crimes trial to go forward, despite boycott
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, accused of genocide, said he would not appear at The Hague to defend himself. He cited insufficient time to prepare.
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Schwarzenegger signs bill to crack down on paparazzi
The law will toughen existing regulations on paparazzi, but it could be challenged in court on First Amendment grounds.
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Triple bombing kills scores in Iraq's Anbar Province
The attacks are sparking concerns of a return to violence in an area that was the epicenter of the Sunni insurgency until local tribal leaders allied with the US in late 2007.
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Earthquake preparation pays off for Indonesian village
Indonesian village Mangopo had no fatalities. Other nearby villages without evacuation training did.
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Kashmir: India kills rebels from group behind 2008 Mumbai attacks
India also accused Pakistan of sending captured Taliban fighters to the disputed Kashmir territory in a 'jail or jihad' deal.
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Microsoft will not challenge Amazon Kindle for e-reader market
Sure, bring your books to Microsoft Reader software, Ballmer says. But no dice on an actual Microsoft e-reader.
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Sarah Palin uses Facebook to slam Obama on Afghanistan
Could the fight within the Obama administration and outside critics (Palin) be a sign that the debate is really about the terms of a coalition exit?
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AT&T pulls a 180 on iPhone Internet calls
AT&T said today that it will allow iPhone customers to access Skype.
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Palestinians drop endorsement of Goldstone report on Gaza war
The US reportedly convinced the Palestinian Authority to withdraw its backing in order to advance the peace process. Israel had said the Goldstone report would severely damage peace talks.
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US pulls troops from Philippines town after US soldiers killed
Phillipines Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group may be stepping up its attacks.
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Honduran lockdown: A birthday cake for Mrs. Zelaya?
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya got word that he became a grandfather while celebrating his wife's birthday from his perch in the Brazilian embassy in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.
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Hit by typhoon, Vietnam rivers swell to historic levels
Typhoon Ketsana, which devastated the Philippines, killed 38 people and displaced 375,000 in Vietnam before hitting Cambodia en route to Thailand and Laos.
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Typhoon hits Vietnam, Cambodia with some of worst floods in decades
Typhoon Ketsana, which devastated the Philippines, killed 38 people and displaced 375,000 in Vietnam before hitting Cambodia en route to Thailand and Laos.
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Britain's PM Brown loses key endorsement from Sun newspaper
For the first time since 1997 Britain’s top-selling newspaper, the Sun, backed a party other than PM Gordon Brown’s Labour. The loss, which came shortly after Brown’s high-profile effort to rally support, underscored Labour’s troubles ahead of May elections.
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Tsunami near American Samoa kills 34, triggers regional alert
President Obama declared Tuesday's tsunami a 'major disaster' and dispatched aid to American Samoa. As many as 120 people may have died, and more tsunamis could hit.
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Al Qaeda takes multiple hits from US forces
In September, Al Qaeda took losses in Somalia, Indonesia, and Pakistan.
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