Jordanian King Abdullah: Israel's long-term future is in jeopardy; only the U.S. can save Jerusalem. Recent budget cuts likely have hampered California's ability to handle disasters. Wall Street lobbyists want bipartisan financial reform--assuming blue-chip GOPers will still whack reform kneecaps. Brown confirms
Pope doesn't mention scandals during Easter Mass; senior cardinal cautions Catholics not to be swayed by "petty gossip." A tension between élitism and anti-élitism is central to white identity, and always has been. Deconstructing America's obsession with celebrity comebacks, from Scott Fitzgerald to
High-ranking former U.S. officials holding quiet talks with Hamas. South Africa's Malema commends Mugabe, condemns Tsvangirai, calls for nationalizing mines. Incan bone marks reveal European savagery. Overheard: Karzai responds to pressure by threatening to join the Taliban. "The Superstar Effect": When competing with a
Walk-through of how a German child-rape case trickled out three decades later. Küng: Celibacy has no Biblical support and should be abolished. Q&A on founding-father wisdom: Corporations should serve people, not become economic enterprises. Account of a man who created a corporation to repossess aircraft.
Swiss bishops apologize for sexual abuse; Italian bishops defend their "enlightened" Pope. Geithner: Unemployment will stay unacceptably high for a long time. Op: France and Israel broke up in 1967; Netanyahu should bear this in mind. Scientists discovered the part of the brain that makes people gullible; Stephan
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator arrives in Beijing while China suggests it will consider Security Council sanctions. General's junk-food ban challenges pillar of American military cuisine. Army to trump Hannibal by moving two million pieces of equipment out of Iraq. Op: Karzai is ready to fight
U.S. government to save billions by cutting wasteful Senator program. Israel won't talk about Obama's idea about a four-month freeze on settlements until Obama talks about it first. It's as if they've injected a growth hormone into the economic development.
Split among circuit courts on drug laws and immigration finds Jerry Lemaine trapped in the middle. From cover-up to backlash, the Pope's abuse-scandal exposé parallels Watergate. Nuns' support of health care reform makes them the left's unlikely darlings. In bankrupt Haiti, bus drivers
Democracy leader calls for global rejection of Burmese regime's election and "prearranged outcome." Changes in global attitudes toward homosexuality and prostitution show steady disdain for sex being sold. After banning prostitution last year, Iceland now forbids strip clubs. All that is harmful about Chinese mining investment
Ten students driving to obtain scholarships slaughtered in a truck in Durango, Mexico. Photos: Muscovites in mourning. Berlusconi makes regional gains despite scandals; voter turnout is lowest in 15 years. On the Times's payout and apology to Singapore's leaders: money for access, if disdainfully done. New
