Mideast peace talks are also excellent photo ops. Signs of peace in Baghdad: Cabbies can again drive without fear of death. "On my honor I will try to serve Allah and my country, to help people and live by the Girl Scout law." Young Muslims join the Scouts-
Impact of Annapolis will depend on how much diplomat-ing vs. showboating Bush commits to. As anticipated, Musharraf agrees to remove his epaulettes. Zimbabwe's chief statistician no longer able to calculate inflation due to lack of goods on shelves. Arguments for the effects of rugged terrain in Africa.
Apprehension, reform, hopes as anniversaries arrive for the colored revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine. Video: Apprehension, not many hopes for rapping Singapore executives. Hope for humanity? Housewives of Orange Country to drink their own pee. Robert Birnbaum on the silliness of vino philosophy, and other books in the market this
Seven years since the last formal Mideast peace talks, the Annapolis conference opens. Analysis: Don't call it a summit, don't expect the U.S. to force anyone's hand, just don't anything. U.S. officials rankle at Sharif's political aspirations--is
Second round of protests against Putin broken up, inspired by Kasparov's jail sentence. Bush loses a friend when Australia changes its prime minister. In Annapolis, key topics, major players; big questions to watch for; Israeli expectations, and others'. Print for the commute: For most Israelis, the two-
Former PM Sharif returns to Pakistan, welcomed by crowds, tolerated by Musharraf. Con Ed shocked by photos of Indians forging NYC manhole covers--with bare hands and without adequate protective gear. The forensic investigation of the internet, a key element in Italy's brutal Meredith Kercher case. "It
Twenty-five million affected by data leak in Britain, close to half the entire population. Until the U.S. looks more seriously at the various threats there, Lebanese democracy doesn't have much chance. Why Beirut is not Tehran. Why a Zagat review can be an appropriate way to
Supreme Court to decide whether the Second Amendment really does mean individuals can keeps guns in their homes. Proposed bill would bring 4,000 troops back to life. Bill Clinton praises Zapatero's environmental efforts in Spain, accepts invitation to advise government. Obama on being a goof-off, drug
"A good copy editor would have caught this in 10 seconds." Flawed tests invalidate thousands of students' reading scores. Stem-cell scientists announce breakthrough: Human skin cells can be reprogrammed to act like embryonic cells. Remember when King Juan Carlos told Hugo Chavez to shut up? Half
Flow of migrant money estimated at $300 billion a year, with 60 countries receiving $1 billion or more in 2006. Bangladesh cyclone toll now estimated over 3,000. U.N. to announce it's cutting the number of annual new HIV infections by more than 40 percent from last
