Killings of civilians in Afghanistan leapt by 40 percent last year, up to 2,118. As the Sri Lankan war ends, the future is divided by north and south, and the last chapter is grim and bitter. Your Saturday morning read: Meet the bin Ladens. Readers respond to Post'
Economy blamed for reduction in shark attacks. Video: Chicago trading floor Tea Party looks unlikely, despite rabble-rouser's best efforts. It was possible to see the screens at the top of the room, most of our section of the floor, and many, many bald spots. Nicole Pasulka learns
Zimbabwe's stock market reopens, now trading U.S. dollars; article features word, "hexillion." Op: If college athletics is controlled by a cartel, the players deserve a cut. As part of a tax-evasion probe, Swiss bank UBS to divulge names of 250 account holders. China'
Investigators recreate Buffalo plane crash, determine crew may have overcorrected for a system meant to protect against flying too slowly. Greater emphasis on Gross National Happiness advocated: Economic growth, decline can't best represent progress. The stimulus will be an extra $8 a week into your paycheck; experts advise
Argument for Obama's new website being a stimulus in its own right. The site of which we speak: Obama's new transparency cloak, Recovery.gov. History of the presidential wet bar. Greenspan says nationalizating some banks could be the least bad option left for policymakers. Notes on
Israel's "Peace House" comes with bomb shelters on every floor, advocates the treatment of Gazan children, supports Israeli attacks. In Iraq, senior soldiers' fraud has blighted reconstruction, losing locals' hearts and mind. The crisis stiffens, economists are worried as the countries many believed would
Photos of thousands of neo-Nazis marching in Dresden, and thousands more there in protest. Op: The importance of bombing Dresden wasn't to maximize civilian casualties; neo-Nazis say so to relativize the Holocaust. Sound clips of President Obama saying non-presidential things. Japan's finance chief
Pakistan agrees to Swat valley ceasefire, a condition of which is the enforcement of Islamic law, and which effectively creates a Taliban sanctuary. Hoping to quell solidarity turning into terrorism, Saudi Arabia, U.S. try to tranquilize al Qaeda's online presence. Author of South American constitutions, populist shopping
Mapping the perilous steps it takes to escape from North Korea. UN finds more women than men engaged in modern-day slavery. Japanese shoppers account for half of the global luxury market and they're losing interest (see also: new Atlantic online). For the Obama fetishists: Neck of State,
Buy a house in the U.S., get a visa: Can immigration alleviate a recession? Numbers shows sexual desire rises during recession, but plummets when it comes to going through with the act. Mr. Khalil said Gaza used to export as many as 40 million flowers a year. Israel allows
