Turnout uneven in Iranian elections
According to the evidence on the streets of Tehran, opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad turned out in greater numbers than expected to vote for the few reformist candidates in parliamentary elections Friday.
- In this election, Ahmadinejad ally is now a critic
Anti-China protests erupt in Tibet
Violence erupted Friday in a busy market area of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, as Buddhist monks and other ethnic Tibetans clashed with Chinese security forces.
Germany wins guarantee in emissions trading plan
Germany won a guarantee on Friday that big industrial energy users would be protected from the full force of Europe's emissions trading plan if rivals like the United States or China did not agree to similar measures.
Investment banker becomes best-selling author in India
Chetan Bhagat began writing comedic novels in Hong Kong and has now become the best-selling English-language novelist in India, acquiring almost cult status with young Indian readers.
U.S. lawmakers vote reject immunity for phone firms involved in eavesdropping
The decision, by a largely party-line vote of 213 to 197, is one of the few times when Democrats have been willing to buck up against the White House on a national security issue.
Pride and vexation as Heathrow terminal is inaugurated
The much-heralded fifth terminal at Heathrow Airport was officially inaugurated Friday by Queen Elizabeth II, opening a contentious new chapter in the battle between aviation and the environment.
Bear Stearns gets a lifeline from Fed and a rival
Bear Stearns, facing a grave liquidity crisis, reached out to JPMorgan on Friday for a short-term financial lifeline and now faces the prospect of the end of its 85-year run as an independent investment bank.
- More pain from bank stocks
For some EU exporters, rising prices are greater evil than strong euro
In the same week that the euro rocketed into uncharted territory, Europe reported a healthy gain in industrial output, with Germany, France, Italy and Spain all chipping in good numbers.
Congress passes $3 trillion budget
The House of Representatives passed its Democratic spending plan as Congress engaged in a day of budget theater that had as much to do with the political bottom line as federal fiscal policy.
Serbs storm a UN courthouse in northern Kosovo
Hundreds of Serbs stormed the courthouse in the northern Kosovo city of Mitrovica on Friday, taking control of the site and hoisting a Serbian flag to replace the one of the United Nations.
Secularists in Turkey target Erdogan's party and seek to close it
The lawsuit seeks closure because of what it said were anti-secular activities of the party. The prosecutor who filed the case also asked for 71 party members, including Erdogan, to be banned from politics for five years.
U.S. soldier is shot and killed by German police
The German police shot and killed a U.S. Army soldier in Bavaria after he took a former girlfriend hostage, the local police said Friday.
Sinosteel issues hostile bid for Australian prospector Midwest
The move comes after Midwest rejected a previous takeover attempt by the Chinese company.
A youthful fascination with Grand Prix racing
An exciting upcoming season in Formula One motor racing takes the writer back to a tumultuous season 50 years ago that cemented his love for the sport.
'Against Happiness': What goes up should come down
Eric G. Wilson's "Against Happiness" is a good old-fashioned broadside against American optimism
The World's Dirtiest Cities
Mercer Human Resource Consulting's 2007 Health and Sanitation Rankings ranked 215 cities worldwide based on levels of air pollution, waste management, water potability, hospital services, medical supplies and the presence of infectious disease.
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