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
A visit to the technology hub that is Bangalore reveals a modern city with vibrant nightlife and a surprisingly literary police force, during the latest stop in this travelogue.
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
The Complete Poetry of César Vallejo; Musicophilia; Our Dumb World; Life, in Pictures; The Used World; Shakespeare: The World as Stage; Esalen; Bowl of Cherries; The End of the Victory Culture; The Chopin Manuscript
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
Russian security uncovers plot to kill Putin during upcoming trip to Iran. Thanks to resignations, ousters, who knows what, it looks like the scabs will carry the remainder of Bush's term. Death rates due to cancer, especially colorectal, are dropping faster than ever. "The power of meditation
Religious nuts make the front page each morning, but plenty of believers quietly practice their faith without violence or politicking. Going behind the doors of some of Ireland’s most private Catholic communities.
Military officials seek workaround plans--while silently cursing the House--in case Turkey withdraws logistics support for Iraq. Russia threatens to back out of 1987 anti-nuke treaty if it isn't expanded to include more states. Myanmar's PM--already too sick to participate in recent crackdown-
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we help a reader assess the accuracy of the fortune cookie he just opened.
