President Obama and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai met at the White House in hopes of easing recent tensions and settling on a way forward in Afghanistan, where U.S. troops are preparing for a major military operation.» Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to set aside their recent differences during a White House meeting Wednesday…
David Cameron faces toughest hand of cards ever dealt a new prime minister The Conservative party leader has no majority and an uncertain ally. He is not on top, but on probation David Cameron at No 10 Downing Street. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian David Cameron‘s arrival in Downing Street at 8.45pm tonight saw…
Freed Somali pirates ‘probably died’ – Russian source Forces on the Marshal Shaposhnikov freed the captured tanker Ten suspected Somali pirates captured by the Russian navy last week may have perished after their release, a defence source in Moscow has told reporters. Marines seized them during a dramatic operation to free a hijacked Russian oil…
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS By Max Fisher Military Brass Likes Lady Gaga Parody In the two weeks since it first hit the Internet, the YouTube video of Afghanistan-based soldier recreating Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video have ricocheted around the web enough times to accrue over 3 million hits. At this point, everyone has seen it–including some of the…
Profitable Long Form Journalism May 9, 2010 – 7:26 pm | Edited by Frédéric Filloux Over the last month, I’ve been stuffing my iPad with books purchased online, long PDF files and other documents for later reading sessions. I’m waiting for the mind-blowing media applications, they’re still in the making. Several prototypes of French newspapers…
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It’s sex o’clock in America By Raquel Welch, Special to CNN May 8, 2010 — Updated 0506 GMT (1306 HKT) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Raquel Welch: The Pill has altered society in ways good and bad An upside has been empowerment of women in life decisions Welch: Downside is loss of caution and discernment in choice of…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday the pirates seized by a Russian warship off the coast of Somalia have been released because of “imperfections” in international law. Authorities initially said the pirates would be brought to Russia to face criminal charges after hijacking a Russian oil tanker. But Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Alexei…