Poll of urban Pakistan finds favor for Bhutto; summary to help you sort out Pakistan's contemporary politics. Sarkozy and Brown want Blair for EU presidency; Madame Sarkozy says why she wanted a divorce. Seven top female chefs on why it's rare to have women run top
A visualization of the most commonly used words in Alberto Gonzales's House testimony. Now that every candidate has a book deal, here are options for a pre-presidential literary review. Amy Winehouse arrested in Norway for possession of Mary Jane Winehouse. Kevin Guilfoile on the trial of the
Bombings kill 134, wound 450 during Bhutto's homecoming procession. (Graphic photos here) Pakistani officials blame Islamic militants for the attack; Bhutto says supporters of former ruler are responsible. Christian conservatives lament lack of '08 candidate, rend hair, gnash teeth. Putin finds inspiration in FDR--in particular, his
Bush unnerves world by invoking World War III; in confirmation hearings, Gonzales replacement chooses un-racy. Photos: Bhutto's return to Pakistan after eight years of exile. House bill forces Democrats to ask whether it's worth dropping transgender movement in order to protect gay rights. Supreme Court
Former prime minister returns to mobs in Pakistan after eight years in exile. From the "bully pulpit," Bush says vetoing children's health insurance bill shows he is relevant. Measuring how fast the candidates talk finds John Edwards, noted drawl-er, pretty durn fast. In a world
Con Ed may sue NYC for July steam explosion in midtown--they claim a city leak could have caused the blast. Even New Yorkers get lost exiting the subway: City experiments with sidewalk compass decals. Related: How to walk in New York. The Virtual Vaudeville Project: Computer rendering of the
Fearing loss of support in Iraq from Turkey, sponsors abandon House resolution on Armenian genocide. Turkey seeks approval to cross border into northern Iraq, attack Kurdish rebel bases. From 1943: American success or failure in Iraq may well depend on whether the Iraqis... like American soldiers or not. Tess Gallagher
China is furious and "resolutely opposed" to the U.S. honoring the Dalai Lama next week with a Congressional Gold Medal. Op: China's Communist Party has troubles it's increasingly ill-prepared to deal with. Japan pulls back millions in Burmese aid as death of
Questions and answers on why the Blackwater scandal won't keep America from outsourcing its war-fighting. The United States cannot now undo President Bush's strategic gift to Iran. The victor in Iraq? You guessed it. Richest Americans' share of the national income now the highest
At opening of Chinese Party Congress, the big news seems to be no news; even the dissidents aren't surprised at a crackdown. Final Nobel prize of the year goes to three American economists looking into perfecting imperfect markets. How to explain the winners' mechanism design theory to
