Maliki would like a regional conference on stabilizing his country, insists Iraq is stable enough to host it. Kasparov: Iraq's endgame needs to be changed immediately. Beloved by senators, Gates agrees with the chess champ, and so does the Iraq Study Group. The sturm and drang of the
"If hit by the beam, you will move out of it--reflexively and quickly. You for sure will not be eager to experience it again." The U.S. military's new "Goodbye Weapon" harmlessly causes excruciating pain. Op: Things in Iraq started going wrong for
A clinical approach to Jackass Number Two. Apocalypto is supposed to be pretty good--but after Mel Gibson's summer tirade, will anyone consider it for an Oscar? Inmates who perform underwater construction could someday make for a great (or, you know) Kurt Russell movie. In my final conversation
In Iraq, thousands of U.S. combat troops are shifting to advisory roles--and no replacements have been sought. Under no-longer-secret orders from Bush, weapons labs are developing nukes that become useless in the wrong hands. For the fourth time in two decades, the Fiji military takes control
Bolton's temporary appointment as ambassador to the U.N. quietly ends. Lame-duck Congress likely to punt important important issues to next session. Video: The greatest high-school football comeback of all time. Holiday wrapping paper produced by graphic designers, sold to benefit charity. If your bus shelter
Being prone to conspiracy theories, as Russians certainly are, doesn't mean that someone is not conspiring against them. Forget ray-guns, our national security and best spies rely on...blogging. Thirty good websites you may not be reading. Jessica Francis Kane in today's Digest saves your
Hugo Chavez wins third term as Venezuela's president with 61 percent of the vote. Shiite protester shot dead during Beirut's third day of demonstrations. Annan: Forget "civil war," the killing in Iraq is much worse. Questions that should be asked of Robert Gates. See
Scientists think ancient Egyptians built pyramids with concrete, not by hauling rocks--or maybe even with alien concrete. In a meeting with the clubgoers he accosted, Michael Richards will apologize, perhaps with money. Finland's prime minister breaks up with his internet girlfriend by text message. Aging Baby Boomers
Tens of thousands of Hezbollah supporters gather in Beirut to protest the Lebanese government. Today's long read: How Al-Sadr may control America's fate in Iraq. If it ends its efforts of reaching out to Sunni dissidents, the U.S. will signal the end of its
Iraq Study Group now offers timetable for Iraq withdrawal--if "by early 2008" is a timetable. Investigating the mysterious death of a Russian spy, British police find a trail of 12 radioactive locations around London, with more likely to come. And where might one find the polonium 210
