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Armenian-Azeri leaders hold talks

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home


Munich talks aim to resolve decades of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan....

German Spy Leaks Secrets to Male Lover?

Advocate. | Advocate | Posted 11.19.2009 | Home

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A German spy currently standing trial in Munich is accused of betraying state secrets, an allegation that emerged after his wife discovered he was hav...

Pregnant Elephant Doing Prenatal Exercises (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


From Getty: "20-year-old- pregnant female elephant "Panang" stretches following instructions of her minder Andi Fries at the Tierpark Hellabrunn zoo i...

Getting the Vietnam Analogy Right in Afghanistan

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 10.21.2009 | World


Leon T. Hadar

The ghosts of the Vietnam War seem to be hanging around the White House Situation Room as President Obama and his national security aides debate a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan.

On the Road: Why Do We Want To Travel?

Robert Fuller | Posted 10.10.2009 | Living


Robert Fuller

Fear is part of what makes travel so enlivening and revelatory. You're perpetually off-balance and on guard. After a while one yearns for the mindlessness of familiar routines.

Taliban To Germany: Leave Afghanistan Or We'll Attack Oktoberfest

The Christian Science Monitor | David Montero | Posted 09.28.2009 | World


The Taliban have a new target: beer and bratwurst. In perhaps their most bizarre threat to date, Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan have threatened to...

9/11 Film Review of Amreeka: Drama of the Arab-Christian Experience in America Also Strikes Notes of Heart and Humor

Penelope Andrew | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment


Penelope Andrew

Amreeka is an artful, moving testimony to the perils of making assumptions about individuals or groups. It is a is a film of impeccable taste that unites instead of divides.

The 'One-state Solution' Only Stokes Palestinians Self-Delusion

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.19.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Until the Palestinians eager to bury the Jewish state finally recognize the legitimate national aspirations of 5.7 million Jews, there may not be peace. But there will always be an Israel.

Giant Leap For Energy On Saharan Desert

Posted 08.13.2009 | Green


The idea to tap solar power from the Sahara desert to provide CO2-free electricity for Europe and northern Africa has captured the public's imaginatio...

Demjanjuk Charged In Germany With 27,900 Counts Of Accessory To Murder Over Nazi Killings

AP | ROLAND LOSCH | Posted 08.13.2009 | World


MUNICH — The legal saga of John Demjanjuk neared its final chapter as prosecutors set the stage for one of Germany's highest-profile war crime t...

Tesla To Open Seven Dealerships This Summer

AllAboutElectric | AllCarsElectric | Posted 07.05.2009 | Home


Tesla Motors has confirmed that they will open seven new regional sales and services centers this summer. The new stores will be located in New York...

Hitler Color Photographs From Life.com

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 07.04.2009 | World


Have you ever seen Hitler in color? Probably not. For the first time ever LIFE.com is publishing a color gallery taken by the fuhrer's personal photo...

First Orthodox Rabbis Ordained In Germany Since WWII

The Local | Posted 07.03.2009 | World


Two Orthodox rabbis were ordained in Munich on Tuesday for the first time in more than 70 years. Jewish leaders called the event a "small miracle" tha...

John Demjanjuk Now In German Prison

AP | ROLAND LOSCH and MELISSA EDDY | Posted 06.12.2009 | World


MUNICH — Sitting in a wheelchair and breathing through a nasal tube, retired auto worker John Demjanjuk listened silently Tuesday as a German ju...

The Amazing Race - Still the Best of its Genre: But the Itinerary's Not as Amazing as it Once Was

Michael Russnow | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Russnow

The Amazing Race provides fewer decision-making opportunities and clocks less mileage in each episode, thus diminishing the potential for bad luck affecting the teams. What's the reason?

Pre-orders for Tesla's New Sedan Top 500

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.03.2009 | Home


Tesla Motors announced today that it has already received 520 orders for its recently-unveiled Model S sedan, an all-electric vehicle capable of carry...

The End of Unilateralism?

John Feffer | Posted 03.20.2009 | World


John Feffer

Global problems like climate change and financial collapse require global solutions, so we either evolve multilateral responses or we do a dinosaur dive into extinction.

Richard Holbrooke: Afghanistan Will Be "Much Tougher Than Iraq"

Washingtonpost.com | Craig Whitlock | Posted 03.11.2009 | World


MUNICH, Feb. 8 -- President Obama's national security team gave a dire assessment Sunday of the war in Afghanistan, with one member calling it a chall...

NHTSA: Ford's Chinese Tire Troubles; Kerkorian Selling Ford; Unsafe Knock-Offs; Americans Driving Less

Steve Parker | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business


Steve Parker

There's good news, bad news and -- finally -- some smart, encouraging news by and for American drivers.

Appeasment 2008: Another Republican National Security Failure

Larry Beinhart | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


Larry Beinhart

"Chamberlain's deal with Hitler has become shorthand for naive, weak leadership." Newsweek, June 23, 2008 It was George Bush who raised the specte...