Many foreign leaders aren't exactly refusing to attend the Olympics, but they're not exactly going, either. Photos: In Zimbabwe, summing up life under Mugabe. Zimbabwean bloggers wait anxiously to comment. The switch to all-digital TV threatens to alienate the antenna-reliant. Kevin Spacey disapproves of
Sadr orders militia to stand down, demands release of detainees, amnesty; despite the ceasfire, the Green Zone was attacked again today. Audio: The real political question for Democrats today is between Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. Celebrities love to be allergic to things. Former Per Se head waiter tells all.
Most of all, however, the assailants target the emos for dressing effeminately, still a provocative act for many in a macho Mexico. Raúl Castro allows cellular phone use in Cuba, lifting restrictions that previously limited service to the government and foreigners. For its 120th birthday, the Eiffel Tower gets a
The number 4,000 is too great to grasp even for us that are here in Iraq. Op: When pressed on how they'll handle the mortgage crisis, McCain regresses, Obama digresses, and Clinton progresses. Following the discovery of toxins in its mozzarella, Italy faces European ban, embargoes from
Opposition threatens mass protests if Mugabe carries through with Saturday's planned vote-rigging. You can imagine China isn't pleased about "Genocide Olympics" T-Shirts. Alvin Ailey Dance Theater celebrates 50 years, gets Barbie doll based on Judith Jamison; see note about lack of Ken
Monks disrupt China's official Tibetan tour for foreign journalists, shout pro-Tibet slogans. Increasingly, Muslim families in the U.S. choose home schooling; Jewish high schools try to wean students from gossip. I do not think that is any of your business. Student journalist lobs the first public
* Americans have realized that they have perhaps talked with one man [in Pakistan] for too long. * Eight "worst" foods in America. * Profile of CrossFit: "forging elite fitness" with daily exercise routines, not meant for "Stairmaster chumps." * German right leader charged for publishing pamphlets advocating
In Baghdad and Basra, violence takes a sharp upswing--ceasefire, Green Zone threatened. It took the Pentagon 18 months to figure out it had sent secret nuclear fuses to Taiwan instead of helicopter batteries. Doctors divided on the validity of a lung cancer prevention study after learning it was sponsored
Bulletpoints from the future in international relations, as drafted by Ret. Gen. Barry McCaffrey. Annotated page from Graham Rawle's new novel that "consists entirely of phrases clipped from sixties women's magazines, in collage form." Why don't publishers catch fake memoirs? Because it&
Petraeus asks Bush to keep troop levels steady--new withdrawals look unlikely until after the election. Sinbad contradicts Clinton's recollection of '96 Bosnia trip. New York's new tell-all governor admits using coke, marijuana in his 20s. You talk to yourself when under pressure, and
