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Behind The Scenes White House Pictures: State Dinner, Singh Visit

  |   November 26, 2009


The White House has released two dozen new behind-the-scenes photos from Wednesday's (very full) day of festivities around the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan...

The World's 10 Fattest Countries

  |   November 25, 2009


Laurie Cunningham, GlobalPost If you tend to pack on a few pounds over the holidays, blame it on globalization. As the world has grown...

Life, Death And The Taliban

GlobalPost   |   November 25, 2009

Read More: Afghanistan, Taliban

Life, death and the Taliban seeks to enhance America's understanding of Taliban history in Afghanistan and Pakistan. At this crucial time in the U.S.-led war...

The Afghan Speech Obama Should Give, But Won't

TomDispatch   |  Tom Dispatch   |   November 25, 2009


Sure, the quote in the over-title is only my fantasy. No one in Washington -- no less President Obama -- ever said, "This administration ended,...

Soccer Match-Fixing Scandal: UEFA Names Five Suspected Clubs

AP   |  GRAHAM DUNBAR   |   November 25, 2009


NYON, Switzerland — Five clubs in Albania, Latvia, Slovenia and Hungary are suspected in European soccer's biggest match-fixing investigation. The European soccer governing body identified...

YouTube: Iraq Government Launches Online Channel (VIDEOS)

  |   November 25, 2009


*See video below* The Iraqi government has launched an official channel on YouTube, the video sharing site, in an effort to better "share its message"...

Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran Seeks To Quiet Critical Former President

AP   |  BRIAN MURPHY   |   November 25, 2009


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — When Iran holds state-run ceremonies this week for an important Islamic feast day, there will be one very noticeable change:...

9/11 Trials Create Nasty Legal Spat Among Defense Lawyers

Newsweek   |  Michael Isikoff   |   November 25, 2009


A nasty spat has broken out among defense lawyers over an issue that is likely to be front and center in the upcoming 9/11 trial...

Schumer Calls On Adidas To Keep Making NBA Jerseys In US, Save American Jobs (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP   |   November 25, 2009


WASHINGTON (Associated Press) - The official uniforms for NBA players could soon be made in Asia, a move drawing sharp criticism from a New York...

Liaowang, State-Run Magazine, Exposes State-Run "Black Jails" In China

AP   |  TINI TRAN   |   November 25, 2009


BEIJING — It read like a muckraking expose: A magazine revealed a system of secret detention centers in Beijing where Chinese citizens are forcibly held...

Wang Zifei, 'Beauty In Black Beside Obama,' Becomes A Sensation In China, Speaks Out (PHOTOS)

  |   November 25, 2009


Whether or not you consider President Obama's visit to China to have been a diplomatic success, it did manage to turn one young Chinese woman...

Gold Addiction Fuels Brutal Congo War (VIDEO)

  |   November 25, 2009


This Sunday "60 Minutes" will present an investigation into how the global gold industry is helping fuel violence and chaos in the Congo. CBS reporter...

Moira Cameron: 2 Beefeaters Fired For Bullying Female Colleague At Tower Of London

AP   |   November 25, 2009


LONDON — Two ceremonial guards known as Beefeaters at the historic Tower of London were fired Wednesday after an internal investigation found that they harassed...

Rains Soak Pilgrims At Islam's Hajj (PHOTOS)

  |   November 25, 2009


(AP) JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- The heaviest rain to hit Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage in years soaked the faithful and flooded the road to Mecca,...

Israel Offers 10-Month West Bank Settlement Freeze

AP   |  MARK LAVIE   |   November 25, 2009


JERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday proposed a 10-month halt to new construction in West Bank settlements as a step toward restarting Mideast peace negotiations. Washington...
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