America's last island prison, where staff and inmates lived side-by-side, closes in Puget Sound. Alleged Libyan rape victim set free. Woman's Day strangely fascinated with famous American ghost towns. Op: Edith Piaf led a more outrageous life--mafia involvement, prostitution--than films suggest. Scientists
Taliban aligns itself with fury over Florida Koran burning; death toll still rising. Taliban attack on Sufi shrine in Pakistan kills more than 40; see also: on the state of Sufism today. U.S. shift positions and concludes Yemen's leader needs to go. Even if this rash of
Crisis in Ivory Coast quickly evolving; Ouattara backers seize state TV, attack palace; Reuters updates. Photos from Libyan conflict. Also important: Prince William won't wear a wedding band, but Kate gets one of rare Welsh gold. War correspondent describes fortnight spent in Gadhafi's prison. Qataris start
While the Tournament of Books hangs on a thread until Monday, the Biblioracle steps in to ease the pain. At 3 p.m. Eastern, list the last five books you read, and he’ll tell you what to read next.
China white paper says military competition with U.S. and others is fierce, particularly over Taiwan. Message sent to Gadhafi by Koussa's defection: It's not just about airstrikes. C.I.A. working in Libya for several weeks "to bleed Gadhafi's military," gather
U.K. accepts defecting Libyan foreign minister, expels five Gadhafi-supporting diplomats. Lead suspect in Bali bombing, running for almost 10 years, nabbed in Pakistan. A year after Saleh's meeting with Bush, the U.S. "trainers" would set up their first "wet" operation. Six
France leans on U.S. to arm Libyan rebels; Gates remembers arming Afghans who later became Taliban. Tuesday attack on Iraq government office ends with dozens of insurgents and over 30 hostages dead. Syrian president dismisses cabinet in latest concession to protesting crowds. George Clooney on witness list for Berlusconi&
China to overtake the U.S. as world's leading publisher of scientific papers--though that doesn't mean anyone is citing China's articles. It's a sign of something when tech companies start poaching White House employees. Op: Libya may be in the headlines,
Bernard-Henri "BHL" Levy may be world's most powerful philosopher--e.g., he got France into Libya. Survey of humanitarian intervention from Nigeria's Biafran war to Kosovo, with lots of BHL and his hair. Email exchange between Fukushima nuclear plant worker and Tepco employee.
Hugo Chavez speaks out for second Middle East dictator, calls Syria's Assad "a man of great human sensitivity." Ivory Coast's Ouattara rejects African Union's appointed mediator for his connections to Gbagbo. Hotels say they add room items strategically; up next: iPads, but
