Obscure cult--whose leader claims to be a 10th century imam--battled Iraqi forces this weekend, and displayed a shocking military arsenal. European governments resist U.S. demands to slow Iranian exports, financial transactions. Iran, Saudi Arabia push for peace in Lebanon; to many Arab nations, U.S. failures in
African Union summit snubs Sudan for the chairmanship, pleasing Chad. Q&A on Darfur, where two million live in camps and "no fewer than 200,000" have been killed. Japanese scientist says, "the presence of the [elderly] husband is a physical and emotional burden on the
India's plunging into the cruise-missile market with Russia's aid and advice. Terrific, terrifying shoe-leather account of a Sergeant shot in central Baghdad. What's an earmark? In Congress, it's pretty much just like pornography. Reviewing the literature of Harlem's
Iran to soon open a national bank in Iraq, offer military assistance. Perhaps Cheney's strong signal to Iran isn't getting through? Iran wants more Russian help weakening U.N. resistance. Why do Vladimir Putin's enemies always seem to die? Sunday attack by Iraqi soldiers,
U.S., European allies will support Kosovo's decision to permanently secede from Serbia. Scientists oddly positive their iguana doesn't mind having his erection amputated. Cuban blogger reveals his fellow countrymen know as little about Castro's health as the outside world does. The story of
Lawyers ask the Bush administration: Is all this secrecy doing us more harm than it's doing good for anybody? Of course, lawyering is just an alternative to having sex with a dolphin. "She wanted to make all the decisions and stuff. She wanted final cut and everything.
After months of figuring out ways to not fight back, the White House authorized troops in Iraq to kill or capture Iranian operatives. In Iraq, Sadr and his followers back off from violence--though U.S. officials can only guess as to why. Suicide bomber kills himself, one other person
Scooter trial reveals Cheney was deeply involved with the Wilson affair. (Catch live coverage.) Overnight curfew for Beirut after deadly clashes erupt between students. Twenty secrets from infamous dead spy Howard Hunt, who died Tuesday at 88. He showed an affinity at an early age for figuring out how things
Idaho senator learns, with dismay, committee reports can't really shut down public institutions. Let them bear the guilty burden, before the world. Compiling poetry from Guantanamo Bay. Top 10 beaches with wireless internet access. Notes on the educational segregation of America: clusters of college graduates, plains of brain
Senate committee approves resolution to oppose Bush's troop buildup--much to Cheney's humor. Cheney says the U.S. has achieved "enormous successes" in Iraq, blames failures on media's lack of imagination. It is extraordinary that, almost four years after U.S. forces
