Egypt to open blockaded border with Gaza while normalizing relations with Hamas and Iran. Afghanistan, unable to pay for a volunteer army, considers a draft. Thailand and Cambodia agree to truce in much-ignored, very non-royal-wedding border skirmish. Chart: Average ages for people marrying in Britain. Two girls
Every flea market has a bin of found postcards for sale. Some notes, however, wait to be mailed.
Ouattara now controls Ivory Coast, but some militias that got him there have gone renegade. Videos: Tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa. Excellent view, with lucid information, on artist Ai Weiwei's jailing and the prevailing silence. Arab leaders absorb Mubarak's mistake--better to fight and kill than
Last night's storms across the South killed 72 people in four states. States spar over the levee blast that could save a flood-threatened Illinois town--and destroy 130K acres of Missouri farmland. LAPD finishes analyzing backlog of 6,132 untested rape kits--some were stored for more
Maps are useful in jungles, classrooms, and when you need to cross a bombing ground during a storm. But they’re pointless when love implodes.
With fewer Japanese cars entering the US market due to disaster recovery, rivals look toward boosting production. Gitmo Wikileaks reveal al Qaeda plot to cut down the Brooklyn Bridge--Kelly deemed it "doable." The Times on why it was denied the latest WikiLeaks, and why Assange no longer
White House releases Obama's birth certificate, Trump takes credit for "hopefully getting rid of this issue." Brief history of lying in modern American politics. Reporter flies with Abbas as he pitches UN resolution to confer statehood on Palestinians. Syria poised to join UN's Council
Preparing for Britain’s big fat royal wedding, our writer undergoes a crisis of republicanism when Labrador Ella questions his arrogance about the family that wears the crown.
European scientists study volcano ash effects, demonstrate last year's airspace shutdown was justified. Now that Gaudi's cathedral is finished--130 years late--Barcelonans can begin debating the building's authenticity. International Criminal Court Justice pauses hearing to ask attorneys to shed their wigs. For countries
Law firm hired by House to defend Defense of Marriage Act drops case after public pressure. UN inquiry into Sri Lankan army's final offensive against Tamil Tigers finds ghastly war crimes. By the way, Cambodia and Thailand have been fighting for the past five days. Pictures from Chernobyl.
