Russia hammers the competition in the Winter Paralympics after its worst-ever Winter Olympics. High-fructose corn syrup found to cause obesity; Americans consume 60 pounds of it each year. Newspapers as drugs: in a pure state, full of facts; when cut with Lady Gaga photos, dangerous. Useful Q&
Haiti struggles to find 40,000 dwellings for 200,000 people currently in flood- or mudslide-prone areas. Israelis want Stanley Tunick to come shoot them naked; labour minister Noked gives his support. AIPAC leader: "Jerusalem is not a settlement. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel." If the
The "Civil Rights Act of the 21st century" passes in the House; Senate Republicans focus on future repeal. "Welcome one and all to the Hundred Years War of Health Policy!" There on the House balcony, the GOP lawmakers' legislative dissent and the tea-party protest
Quartet of diplomats wants Israeli-Palestinian talks resumed, new Palestinian state in 24 months. Thursday night, Netanyahu offered Clinton "a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy for settlements." Op: Moment of truth for American Jews: For the good of both countries, AIPAC has
Thai Prime Minister says he'll talk with protesters if they stop throwing blood. E.U.'s new foreign policy chief, Baroness Ashton, visits Gaza. Op: The only way Israeli liberals can mount an offensive is if America keeps applying heat. All but one of the missionary-taken
Amnesia Nigeriana: When Nigerians blank out national trauma to preserve sanity. Op: How many U.S. officials will be branded anti-Semites before AIPAC and Lieberman realize that Netanyahu screwed up? Wyoming's hawkish senator Alan Simpson is back, but Republicans can't love him in the Tea
Few examples exist of pouring blood as a form of political protest, and no one--including Thai magicians--knows what it means. Fizzy anticipation over Obama's visit to Indonesia. Op: Obama's education reform is a compromise designed to placate school administrators and teacher unions. Six suicides
Israel and the U.S. speak more gently in public, but privately remain at a standstill. Op: The American demands are reasonable and fair; stagnation in the diplomatic process is a threat Israel can by no means afford. Rabbis to perform the Passover story on Twitter. Lions, subsurface fist-fights,
George Mitchell's return to the Middle East now indefinitely postponed. Construction will continue in Jerusalem as this has been the case over the past 42 years. Op: Obama, please tone down the rhetoric; Netanyahu, cancel the building in Ramat Shlomo. Kim Jong-un is North Korea's
More than 50 new corruption cases opened against Americans who bilked Iraq reconstruction projects. Washington hopes Obama has a strategy for handling Netanyahu; AIPAC allies urge drawdown. Hitchens: Let's not forget that Ratzinger made it a crime to report child rape. Op: China will become the new Middle
