Israelis miffed Obama won't honor "clear understandings" with Bush to allow settlement growth during "settlement freeze." Ahmadinejad's rival during debate attacks corruption, Holocaust-denial, general "illusional perceptions." What exactly the Chinese government says about Tiananmen Square: nothing, or the "
U.S. military investigation finds personnel in Afghan airstrikes made serious errors that resulted in increased civilian deaths. Op: There is no such thing as "The Muslim World," and Obama's use of the phrase furthers an us-vs.-them mentality. Militant extremists: They're just
Twenty years after the Tiananmen Square massacre, exiled novelist Ma Jian revisits China. Interviews with four photographers who shot Tiananmen's "Tank Man" picture. Obama and Chancellor Merkel, considered by many trans-Atlantic observers to be "frenemies," strain to out-snub one another. Thanks, Obama,
Cheney supports same-sex marriage "on a state-by-state basis." Not getting married and not having children is the new getting married and having children. For those in need of summer companionship, the humble hermit crab may be the best bet. Grim: In Tanzania, where abortion is
State Department instructs embassies to invite Iranian officials over for hot dogs. LGBT Iranians forced to flee the country and seek refugee status. Lawmakers still fuzzy as to how Rhode Island decriminalized prostitution. Look now, pay later: a visual history of the credit card. Signs of economic progress still arrive
Air France jet en route from Rio de Janeiro goes missing over the Atlantic. North Korea may test another long-range missile--this one "theoretically capable" of reaching Alaska and Hawaii. Something to celebrate about a nuclear North Korea: Arms race by one may help curb proliferation by
Pro-gun sentiment in America is rising, not falling, and polling suggests softening public support for stricter gun laws. Op: Kim Jong Il must pay a price for his defiance, otherwise we should fear a proliferation chain reaction. Mexican drug-dealers' families protest being targeted; drug dealers threaten politicans&
They have become like dead people walking. There is no life in their eyes. A rare report from the forgotten Mogadishu, on the verge of collapse. In Uganda, a son searches for his father's remains 30 years after his anonymous execution. It's a steamy, sulfur-filled
New Maira Kalman blog post visits a military base for Memorial Day. Kalman among this year's recipients of TMN Editors' Awards for Online Excellence. Retired general says we haven't seen additional Abu Ghraib photos because they're too indecent. Your Saturday morning read: Errol
Fresh bomb blasts in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kill at least 10, injure 70. Breakdown of the dissolution of G.M., soon to be called Government Motors. Blog details advice for soldiers deploying to Afghanistan. Newt Gingrich does what he does best, just now in 140 characters or less.
