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Prince Charles Rings the Death-Knell for the British Monarchy

Johann Hari | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: British Royalty, UK Monarchy, Prince Charles, Prince Charles President, England, International, Politics News
Johann Hari

Charles Windsor has just announced that he is seizing the role of president for himself, without an election. This news finally offers a vision of how the rusty British monarchy will fall.

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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Talks To Letterman About Her Three-Month Courtship (VIDEO)

Huffington Post via CBS News | Posted 04.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Marriage, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, International, Carla Bruni, Video, Carla Bruni Letterman, Letterman Bruni, Bruni, Carla Bruni on Letterman, Letterman Sarkozy, Letterman Carla Bruni, Carla Bruni David Letterman, Style News

On Tuesday night's "Late Show," David Letterman flirted with former model and current First Lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. After some chit-chat a...

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How Obama Can Win the World's Trust

Shashi Tharoor | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: India, Anti-Americanism, Tharoor, Shashi Tharoor, Obama, America's Image in the World, Shashi, Barack Obama, International, Obama Foreign Policy, Politics News
Shashi Tharoor

America has no need to act as if it has nothing to teach the rest of the world. The best way to do so is to revive America's finest traditions.

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A Protesting Poet Pays Dearly In Burma

John Lundberg | Posted 12.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Poetic Life, Love Journal, Saw Wai, Poetry, 14th February Poem, Burma, International, Living News
John Lundberg

Last year, a Burmese poet named Saw Wai published a Valentine's Day poem in the aptly named Love Journal, a popular Burmese magazine. His poem, entitl...

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Delay Consideration of Colombia Trade Deal

Kenneth Roth | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Free Trade Agreements, Colombia Free Trade, Free Trade, U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, International, Free Trade Agreement, Politics News
Kenneth Roth

Congress must work with President-elect Obama to design a policy for Colombia in which "free" trade is not built on dead worker representatives.

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Silvio Berlusconi Doesn't Speak in My Name

Marta Mondelli | Posted 12.14.2008 | Style

Read More: Voters Abroad, Patriotism, HuffPost Election Reaction, Democrats Abroad, Obama International Reaction, Italy, American Pride, International, International Obama Supporters, Style News
Marta Mondelli

As our next President was elected, the entire world cheered with us, and what does the Prime Minister of Italy do? He described Senator Obama as "tanned."

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Peru Offers National Hairless Dog To Obamas (PHOTOS)

AP | Posted 12.13.2008 | Style

Read More: Barack Obama, Obama Dog, Bamelot, Obamamania, Animals, Obama Family Dog, International, Peruvian Dog, Peruvian Dog Obamas, Bald Dalmation Peru Obama, Peruvian National Dog, Peru Dog, Peru Offers Obama's Hairless Dog, Dog Obama Peru, Style News

LIMA, Peru — Completely bald and older than the Incas, the Peruvian hairless dog seems like an odd fit for the White House. But Peruvians are m...

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Obama's Daunting Middle East Challenge

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Iran, Middle East, Obama Middle East, Barack Obama Foreign Policy, Obama, Israel, Barack Obama, Syria, Arab-Israeli Conflict, International, Sustainability, Politics News
Alon Ben-Meir

For the Obama administration to help orchestrate an Arab-Israeli peace agreement, it must accept the premise that America's active and direct role is indispensable.

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4,300-Year-Old Pyramid Discovered In Egypt

AP | KATARINA KRATOVAC | Posted 12.12.2008 | Style

Read More: Pyramid Discovered, Saqqara, Queen Sesheshet, International, Style News

SAQQARA, Egypt — Archaeologists have discovered a new pyramid under the sands of Saqqara, an ancient burial site that has yielded a string of un...

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Already the World Asks Obama: Where's the Beef?

David A. Andelman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, France, Obama Afghanistan, International, Russia, Recession Fears, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Politics News
David A. Andelman

Recession and jobs, Iraq and Palestine, Russia and Georgia, Iran and North Korea -- all this a reminder of just how far America's president-elect still needs to go.

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Expat No More? Proud to be an American Abroad

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: African-American, Expat, Obama, Optimism, International, Abroad, Election, Bush, Presidential Election Results, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Election Results, Us Foriegn Relations, Us World Image, President Elect Obama, Politics News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

This election was an international one, and we Americans have sent a strong message to the entire planet that we not only want change, but that we can and have taken back our country.

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America Elects 'A Rock Star'

David A. Andelman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: France, International, Obama Europe, Barack Obama, John McCain, President Obama, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Election Day, Joe Biden, Election Results, 2008 Election, Electoral Map, Sarah Palin, Election, Presidential Results, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Electoral Votes, Obama Presidency, Electoral College, Electoral Vote, Obama President, Election Analysis, Presidential Election, Politics News
David A. Andelman

The all but unanimous conclusion from my time taking calls from folks on Radio France was a simple one: "Barack Obama is 'le rock star.'"

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Importance of appearing to be earnest

Shashi Tharoor | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

Read More: John Edwards Affair With Rielle Hunter, John Edwards, India, Tharoor, Shashi, International, Shashi Tharoor, Home News
Shashi Tharoor

Note from the contributor: Shashi Tharoor's latest column in the Times of India (November 2, 2008) explains the US elections to Indian readers and he...

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Learn from Past Mistakes and Move On

Shashi Tharoor | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: India, Poverty, International Economy, Economy, Politics, Shashi Tharoor, Financial Crisis, Capitalism, International, Business News
Shashi Tharoor

The recent convulsions in the international financial markets have provoked an unseemly amount of gloating on the part of many in the developing world.

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My Talk With Bernard-Henri Levy: The Empty Heaven of Democracy

Nathan Gardels | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Geopolitics, Bernard Henri Levy, French Politics, France, International, Politics News
Nathan Gardels

Left in Dark Times is a breathless account of the outright silliness of the French left and the political battles waged over the past few decades as a result of Levy's public stances.

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It's Time to Set Them Free

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Poverty, Global Coalition Against Poverty, Nelson Mandela, International Poverty, World Poverty, Desmond Tutu, International, Gcap, Politics News
Kumi Naidoo

Today, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we call on all citizens of the world to take action against the structures and rules that perpetuate the deepening poverty and inequality in our world.

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Europe Hopes Next U.S. President Will Reconcile an Embittered Friendship

Emily Henry | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

Read More: European Union, Europe, International, 2008 Presidential Election, Home News
Emily Henry

They were once close, fast friends. But over the last eight years, Europe and America have grown apart. There was no "it's not you, it's me," conversa...

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Stop the Politics of Division

Shashi Tharoor | Posted 11.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Religion, Athiesm, Christianity, India, Shashi, Tharoor, Hinduism, Religious Conflict, International, Living News
Shashi Tharoor

The important debate is not about conversions, but between the unifiers and the dividers -- between those who think all Indians are "us," and those who think that Indians can be divided into "us" and "them."

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Health Of The Mother Not Negotiable

Ioana Uricaru | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Abortion, John McCain, Pro-Life, International, Presidential Debate, Health Women Mccain, Women, Obama McCain, McCain Obama, Women and Politics, McCain Abortion, Election 2008, Abortion McCain, Home News
Ioana Uricaru

I lived in a country where abortion was illegal. On top of killing close to a million women during a 25-year span, that law intruded on the intimacy of couples and families. I have male friends who had to provoke unsafe abortions on their wives, risking their life and freedom.

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What's Gold Got To Do With It: China's Post-Olympic Identity

Chi Tung | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Us Economic Crisis, China Human Rights, Yao Ming, Liu Xiang Injury, China and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, International, Politics News
Chi Tung

Winning more golds than anyone else is exactly the kind of paradoxical achievement that enables New China to keep marching to the beat of its own hollow drum

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Balancing Tourism and History in Egypt

Carla Babb | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Tourism, Egypt, International, Business News
Carla Babb

Some Egyptian officials think the large influx of visitors to the country's ancient sites should stop. Egyptians are trying to balance the necessity for work with the desire to preserve their country's history.

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The White House's Final Folly

Eric Margolis | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: India, White House, Islam, Latin America, Australia, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Washington DC, Pakistan Democracy, Afghanistan War, Wall Street, Us, Muslim, Iraq, Israel, Europe, China, International, Politics News
Eric Margolis

In its final days in office, the White House has engineered an historic nuclear deal with India that Congress, unaware of the import, approved last week.

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International Bloggers: McCain Must Divert Attention From Economy

John Liebhardt | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Debate, John McCain Attack Ads, John McCain, Barack Obama, Negative Attacks, Economic Crisis, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Election 2008, International, Negative Campaign, Campaign 2008, Home News
John Liebhardt

At a time of economic crisis, and with wars on several fronts, the American people are looking past the politics of old, the politics of negative spin and sound bites, and want something more.

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Celebrities Join YouTube at UN to Launch Poverty Campaign (PHOTOS)

David Flumenbaum | Posted 10.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Will.I.Am, Slideshow, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Kristin Davis, World Hunger, Angelique Kidjo, UN General Assembly, Elle Macpherson, Black Eyed Peas, U.N., Ban Ki-Moon, Millenium Development Goals. United Nations, Youtube, New Media, Global Poverty, International, In My Name, Entertainment News
David Flumenbaum

On Thursday, will.i.am, Elle Macpherson, Queen Rania of Jordan and Kristin Davis came together at the U.N. to launch the 'in my name' campaign, a challenge to world leaders to fight world poverty.

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Happy New Year from Israel's Radical Right

Daniel Levy | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Peace Process, Arab-Israeli Peace, Israel, International, Politics News
Daniel Levy

Israelis awoke today to very scary news. Hebrew University Professor and peace activist Ze'ev Sternhell received minor injuries after being the target of a pipe bomb attack.

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