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Article: Elmira Bayrasli: Turkey's Answer to the Armenian Question

Turkey dodged yet another bullet in the U.S. House Representatives yesterday when a resolution "recognizing" the Armenian "genocide" failed to reach the floor for a vote. Had Resolution 252 gone before legislators, it, in all likelihood, would...

Article: Georgianne Nienaber: Ayiti Kale Je Video Offers Fearless Look at Haiti's Christmas Cholera

If reading about Haiti's cholera epidemic is your cup of tea on Christmas Eve, sensationalist news coverage of lynchings of voodoo priests will top your Google search. UPI , Reuters, Agence France-Presse and others are reporting that 45 Vodun (the...

Article: Iraqi Kills Daughter Recruited As Al-Qaida Bomber

An Iraqi man told authorities he killed his 19-year-old daughter out of shame after he discovered al-Qaida had recruited her as a suicide bomber, a police spokesman said Friday. Al-Qaida has been recruiting women for suicide attacks because they...

Article: Dorrit Moussaieff: How Iceland Air Kept Flying When British Airways Was Grounded

When planes were at a standstill in England, and in Europe, the pilots of an Iceland air plane that was about to take off were informed they could not do so, as there was not enough snow clearing equipment to clear a path for the refueling car....

Article: Johann Hari: Let's Hear It for the Unappreciated Heroes of 2010

Who did we under-appreciate in 2010? In the endless whirr of 24/7 corporate news, the people who actually make a difference are often trampled in the stampede to the next forgettable news-nugget like Lady Gaga's meat-dress. So in the final moments...

Article: Richardson: Korean Tension 'the Worst I Have Ever Seen'

Fresh off a peacekeeping trip to the Korean peninsula, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson warned violence between North and South Korea could flare...

Article: Foreign Firms Received Funds

The Federal Reserve, forced by Congress to release details on trillions of dollars' worth of loans made during the financial crisis, disclosed the breadth of its lending to U.S. businesses desperate to raise cash and the surprising degree to which...

Article: After Months of Resisting, Ireland Applies for Bailout

Ireland has formally applied for a rescue package worth more than $100 billion, after months of trying to survive its financial crisis with austerity measures and strict budgetary planning. The much-anticipated step gave a lift Monday to global...

Article: Study examines scientists' 'climate credibility'

Some 98% of climate scientists that publish...

Article: NATO allies may cut military budgets

European NATO members are preparing for deep cuts in military spending, prompting U.S. officials to express concern that the gap in military power will grow.Defense Secretary Robert Gates, visiting London and Brussels this week, is...

Article: Riot Chaos Over Boy Killed By Greek Cops