In a desolate corner of Afghanistan, a polyglot Thanksgiving
When Thanksgiving arrived at Forward Operating Base Airborne, it came to a small and isolated world, a rectangle of concertina wire and barricades on a hillside 8,400 feet, or 2,500 meters, above sea level.
Czech drug epidemic threatens to spread through Europe
Home methamphetamine labs are sprouting up all over the country to produce this cheap, potent drug using the pseudoephedrine found in common cold medications.
Little laughter over new Spanish war video game
A new video game that invites players to rewrite the course of Spain's devastating civil war has touched a nerve in a country that is often reluctant to revisit its past, let alone play with it.
WTO gives EU more time on genetically modified foods
The agreement came after EU officials held a series of talks with their counterparts in the United States, Argentina and Canada.
Musharraf rival prepares for return to Pakistan
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif flew to Riyadh Thursday in what appeared to be the final preparation for his departure for Pakistan.
French transport strike begins to wane after nine days
Striking rail workers appeared willing to accept negotiations and voted to return to work.
- Paris's bicycle rental system gets a baptism by fire
Danes to vote - again - on the euro
The prime minister of Denmark said Thursday that the country would hold a second referendum on whether to join the euro, which Danes rejected seven years ago.
Heathrow expansion proposed, and fought
The British government presented a proposal Thursday to expand London's congested Heathrow Airport, angering environmentalists.
Gazprom deal with Eni drives new wedge into hopes for EU energy unity
Gazprom, the Russian state-owned energy giant strengthened its grip on the European natural gas market Thursday by signing a ??0 billion deal with Eni of Italy.
- The pluses and minuses for Russia in natural gas deal
Hostage situation tense after Colombia cancels mediation talks
President ?lvaro Uribe based his surprising decision on what he viewed as a breach of protocol by President Hugo Ch??vez of Venezuela with the top commander of Colombia's army.
A nation's soul at stake in battle over judiciary
An intense battle is playing out across Israel's political and legal landscape over judicial independence, the separation of powers, and the basic question of who is in charge.
'I'm Not There:' The multiple faces of Bob Dylan, reinvented
Todd Haynes's film hurls a Molotov cocktail through the facade of the Hollywood biopic factory.
- In stetson or wig, he's hard to pin down
- This is not a Bob Dylan movie
Humiliated England quickly finds scapegoats
The morning after England was eliminated from Euro 2008 by Croatia, the men who run its soccer team met and fired the coaches.
- Life after McClaren: England seeks another fall guy
- Sweden and Turkey qualify for Euro 2008
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