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Albanian pleads guilty in terror case just 4 years after gaining US residency

Arrested in New York before flying to Turkey en route to Pakistan, the Albanian man had told his contact in a Pakistani terrorist group that he wanted to 'marry with the girls in paradise.'
Wikilieaks says financial 'blockade' could put it out of business

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says that the refusal of Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal to process donations to the whistleblowing organization could put it out of existence by the end of the year.
Five myths about Africa

Matt Damon, listen up: After five years of covering Africa, our departing correspondent tells how his perceptions have changed about a complex continent, including why some Africans resent celebrity visits.
Africa Monitor
How Ivory Coast's Gbabgo aims to solve his cash woes

ATMs, check cashiers, and Western Union have all reportedly run out of cash in Ivory Coast, a heartbreak for nervous Ivorians in long lines.
The New Economy
Debit cards: Prepaid versions not a good deal

Debit cards with prepaid balances come with more fees than a free checking account and more limitations than a credit card.
Africa Monitor
Mobile Phone Banking Comes to South Africa. Will It Work?

Vodacom's M-Pesa mobile phone banking service is all the rage in Kenya, where in 3 years it jumped to 10 million customers in a country of 37 million. But as M-Pesa launches in South Africa, it will find a market full of similar services, from cash-transfer windows at grocery stores to Western Union.
Guns, drugs, and La Barbie: Why America is responsible for Mexican drug cartels

Drug lords like La Barbie threaten Mexico's security with American-bought firearms, and finance their violent empires with American drug money.
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Pakistan floods: How new networks of Pakistanis are mobilizing to help

Pakistan flood aid is coming from new quarters as educated Pakistanis raise funds and distribute aid directly to victims of the flood. Activist networks have sprung up as the middle class has become more prosperous and organized.
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Daniel Schorr: His first Monitor story, from 1948

Daniel Schorr wrote his first article as a reporter for the Monitor in 1948, when he was hired to cover the Netherlands, after having worked at news agencies and contributed to other news outlets. This article from the International Court of Justice was a fulfillment of his ambition to be a foreign correspondent at the beginning of his journalism career.
Haiti Earthquake Diary
UN briefing trumpets progress

Banks are reopening, police are getting back to work, gas stations are once again becoming operational. Oh, and soft drink distribution should be at 100 percent by the end of next week.
How we're losing our privacy online

From personal photos circulated inadvertently on Facebook to ‘Web bugs’ that monitor our buying habits, the Internet is exposing the private us to the public more than any technology in history. Here’s why you should care – and how to avoid it.
Boston Globe: A vote on the future of newspapers?

The Globe's largest union votes Monday on whether to accept a 10 percent pay cut, among other concessions. It points to the turmoil reshaping the industry.
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.
Terrorism & Security
India accuses Pakistani Army officer of involvement in Mumbai attacks

The colonel, accused of facilitating communications between the attackers and handlers in Pakistan, was named along with 34 other suspects.
Cellphone banking takes Kenya by storm

Less than two years after introducing mobile banking, M-Pesa has registered one-sixth of the population as customers and moves more than $4 million each day.
Forget Depp: Somali pirates risk all for riches, women

In cash-strapped, hungry Somalia, the pirate life may be risky, but payoffs are huge.
Essay: A joy-filled day on the town

Memories of a Saturday out with a favorite aunt.