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Women's history month: 10 women making history today

March is known as Women's History month, meant to recognize the contributions and progress of women across history and around the world. Women today are playing some significant roles, from making peace to crafting economic policy in the midst of a crisis. Here are 10 women who are making history, today.
19 countries that won't be at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

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UK phone hacking: Would the US press do this?

The UK phone hacking scandal just brought down the Murdoch tabloid The News of the World. Is the UK press culture going to change?
LulzSec attacks, shuts down Brazilian government Websites

LulzSec has targeted another major government site. Meanwhile, the group is denying that the recently-arrested Ryan Cleary is a member of LulzSec.
Trolling – or trawling? – for eggcorns

The effort to keep two fishing terms straight takes the Monitor's language columnist to a database that tracks 'slips of the ear.'
Opinion: Royal wedding: The snobbery of Will'n'Kate-haters

Not everyone loves Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Will’n’Kate-haters view the British public as a moronic mass brainwashed into bowing to a constitutional monarchy. But these snobs miss the mark: Real republicanism trusts, not disdains, the will of the people.
Is the Libya mission creeping? Is that wrong?

With the UK and France now sending military advisers to assist Libya's rebels, critics warn of mission creep. Would that be such a bad thing?
Japan's Fukushima: incorrect readings, radioactive water found in tunnels

A string of conflicting reports, alleged safety mishaps, and miscalculated radiation readings have added to confusion and unease in Japan surrounding the nuclear situation.
Second explosion at nuclear power plant in Japan

Monday's blast destroyed the containment building but the reactor is still intact. Japanese officials also said cooling systems have failed at a third reactor.
Breaking up the government's monopoly

Should all state-run services be opened up to competition from the private sector?
Libyan protesters return to street after Saturday's 'massacre'

Government forces loyal to Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi reportedly opened fire on a funeral procession Saturday, killing more than 20.
'Day of Rage' brings Libya protest deaths to at least 24, says human rights group

'Day of Rage' protests in Libya yesterday have increased pressure on Muammar Qaddafi, the Arab world's longest-ruling dictator, with funerals today potentially serving as a catalyst for more violence.
Libyans turn out in hundreds to protest activist's arrest

The protests sweeping the Middle East reached Libya Tuesday night as hundreds turned out in Benghazi, known as a locus for government opposition figures.
Qatari men may have coordinated with 9/11 terrorists: WikiLeaks cable

Three Qataris, aided by a man from California, conducted surveillance of future terrorist attack sites in the weeks before 9/11, according to a newly released US diplomatic cable from WikiLeaks.
Iran nuclear program delayed, says Israeli minister

Contrasting with recent Israeli claims that the Iran nuclear threat was imminent, a top minister says that setbacks have put Iran three years away from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
British government could be next target for hackers defending WikiLeaks

The loose collection of hackers known as Anonymous has threatened to attack government websites if the British police extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Australia's Kevin Rudd: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange not responsible for cable release

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said the Americans who gave the cables to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are to blame, not Assange. Assange could be extradited to Sweden, where he faces rape allegations.
Australia braces for its own WikiLeaks damage control

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard lambasted WikiLeaks on Thursday as the government braced itself for the publication of 1,500 diplomatic cables relating to Australia.
Interpol targets WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 'red notice'

International police agency Interpol has issued a 'red notice' for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange as officials seek ways to detain him.
Did WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange commit a crime?

The US Justice and Defense departments are investigating whether they can press charges against Australian citizen and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, possibly under the Espionage Act.
Pacific island boys found alive after 50 days lost at sea

Three teenage boys were rescued by a fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean after 50 days lost at sea, and being given up for dead.
Historic Somali piracy trial in US wrapping up as German one opens

The Somali piracy trials, the first in centuries, have shed light on counterpiracy efforts. But some say the trials will not deter pirates, who have hijacked 37 ships in 2010 alone.
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)
Sarah Palin's Alaska: You know you want to watch it

The new reality TV show "Sarah Palin's Alaska" premiers Sunday night. Palin's image has been slipping lately, according to recent polls. Will her new show change that?
Somali pirates release British couple held for more than a year

Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped as they slept on their yacht 800 miles off the East African coast more than a year ago. Their 388-day ordeal makes the British couple the longest-held former captives of Somali pirates.
Moscow spy chief under fire after double agent's identity revealed

After a Russian newspaper disclosed that a double agent exposed the Russian spy ring working in the US, the head of Russia's intelligence agency could be on his way out the door.
Is France right that Yemen bomb was defused 17 minutes before detonation?

International officials in several countries doubt the veracity of a French claim that one of the bombs involved in the Yemen bomb plot was defused only 17 minutes before it was set to explode.