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Olympics track & field: 5 athletes to watch
With 49 different events from the women's 3000-meter steeplechase to the men's shot put, track and field has far more than five athletes to watch, but here are some of the most-watched.
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For Paul McCartney's Birthday: The Top 40 McMoments
On former Beatle Paul McCartney's 70th birthday, here are 40 memorable moments from his musical life.
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Three things to watch for in Euro 2012
It’s day one of the Euro 2012 championship, the world’s most prestigious soccer tournament after the World Cup. Will Spain defend their title, or will a challenger like Germany or the Netherlands usurp the throne? How will Poland and Ukraine perform as the tournament’s first Eastern European hosts? Here are three things to watch for as the month-long tournament unfolds:
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Five major SOPA supporters
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate counterpart, the Protect IP Act or PIPA, would allow the US government to seek a court order and even shut down websites that contain content or links “committing or facilitating online piracy.” Moreover, advertisers and Internet service providers would be banned from doing business with violators.However, payment and advertising networks, search engines or service providers that take voluntary action to redress detected violations – by terminating businesses with transgressor sites or comply with the law – will be granted immunity from liability charges.On Sept. 22, 2011, more than 350 trade associations, professional and labor organizations, and businesses signed a letter urging Congress to enact legislation to stop “rogue sites” from copyright infringement.Here are five key SOPA and PIPA supporters:
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Ukraine's other crisis: Weak currency, cheap flights spur 'sex tourism'
In a country hit hard by economic downturn, the industry is expected to double to $1.5 billion this year.
06/13/2009 01:00 am -
Editor's Blog Friday's coverage agenda: Iran votes, China censors, Security Council meets
06/12/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion A wake-up call for Georgia, Ukraine – and the West
Bickering and divisiveness among democrats within former Soviet states could lead to authoritarian, anti-Western rule.
06/10/2009 01:00 am -
How an immigration raid changed a town
Tiny Postville, Iowa, struggles to regain its footing one year after the largest immigration sweep in US history.
06/05/2009 01:00 am -
Russian history 2.0: Kremlin wants to 'correct' the record.
A proposed law could make comparing Soviet rule with that of the Nazis a crime. Intellectuals fear a manipulation of Russia’s past.
05/21/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Exiled by Stalin, Ukraine's Tatars still struggling to recover
Many Tatars have returned to the Crimean Peninsula, but they continue fight for the return of their land and rights.
05/19/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Bring 'people power' to Pakistan
US aid and troops alone won't stabilize the country. But a campaign to unleash Pakistan's positive civic energy could.
05/19/2009 01:00 am -
Ukraine's economic straits raise worries about radicalism
Gains by a far-right party in regional polls and the murder of a Ukrainian nationalist have caused concern. But many caution that radicals hold limited appeal at the national level.
05/15/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Chicken Kyiv?
The question of 'What's in a name?' is sometimes a bit tricky.
05/15/2009 01:00 am -
Editor's Blog Today's coverage agenda: car dealers, Pelosi, Obamas, nukes, Netanyahu
05/15/2009 01:00 am -
With the pursuit of Demjanjuk, Germany seeks justice and a measure of redemption
The suspected Nazi death camp guard was flown to Munich Tuesday. His may be the country's last World War II war-crimes trial.
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about why Supreme Court justices should be empathetic, Obama's approach to the job of US president, and the importance of correctly attributing war crimes.
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
Antarctic voyage
A firsthand look at the effects of climate change near the South Pole.
05/11/2009 01:00 am -
China quake: From rubble, civil society builds
Volunteerism stands strong one year later – and has even won support from local authorities normally wary of grass-roots movements.
05/10/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Belarus and Moldova invited into EU? Europe ponders countering 'resurgent' Russia
At Prague summit today, EU leaders seek stronger ties with six former Soviet republics.
05/07/2009 01:00 am -
Ukraine: opening of secret archives shines light on famine, repression
President Yushchenko says his country must confront its past. But critics say deeper examination of authoritarianism and the starvation that killed millions could be dangerous.
05/05/2009 01:00 am -
Editor's Blog Today's briefing: Georgia shaking, economy mending,
05/05/2009 01:00 am -
Drug war at forefront of Obama's visit to Mexico
He's likely to stress shared responsibility for rising border violence during trip that begins Thursday.
04/16/2009 01:00 am -
In Demjanjuk's Ukrainian hometown, memories linger of an infamous son
Deportation of the accused death-camp guard was stayed Tuesday.
04/15/2009 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Russia goes after election monitors
Moldova's April 5 vote is the lastest example of Moscow's attempt to weaken the king of impartial election observers.
04/15/2009 01:00 am -
Economic slump provides tinder for global conflicts
With more people pushed into poverty, the probability of armed rebellions increases around the world.
04/15/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion The next global economic shock?
Western Europe's banks are too indebted to export-hit Asia and Eastern Europe.
04/14/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Georgia protests revive charges of foreign meddling
Embattled President Saakashvili has accused Russians of financing a popular movement to oust him.
04/13/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Standoff with Somali pirates shows limits of naval response
Military options could only make things worse, some analysts say, if they did not go hand in hand with political solutions.
04/10/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Moldovans erupt in protest after decades of silence
Thousands of young Moldovans stormed through the capital to protest alleged fraud in elections won by the Communist Party.
04/08/2009 01:00 am
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