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World Opinion Sun, 14 Mar 2010
Carlos Slim, a Mexican businessman.
Billionaire   Finance   Forbes   Photos   Wealth  
Carlos Slim: The world's wealthiest man
| Until recently, articles introducing the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim have often run under some variation of the headline: "The richest man you've never heard of." That is unlikely to be the case... (photo: Public Domain)
The Guardian
Palestinian Hamas supporters take part in a rally in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia on March 5, 2010 to protest against an Israeli plan to include two deeply contested holy sites in the occupied West Bank in a national heritage renovation plan. Palestinians are outraged over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to place two West Bank shrines -- The Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem -- on a list of Israeli heritage sites. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)
Arab   Mideast   Photos   Terrorism   War  
Robert Fisk's World: Try this reading list if you want to understand the Middle East
| If you want to understand al-Qa'ida, try this for size: | "The desert dweller could not take credit for his belief ... He arrived at this intense condensation of himself in God by shutting his eyes ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
The Independent
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London, Monday, March 8, 2010. Miliband's grand Middle East delusion
| There is a common ritual that I, like most Britons, have regularly encountered when riding a taxi in Damascus, Amman or Cairo over the past seven years. Talkative and curious, most cabbies will imme... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) The Guardian
Arab World   Iraq   Photos   UK   War  
England's Wayne Rooney falls down as Belarus' goalkeeper Yuri Zhevnov gathers the ball during their World Cup group 6 qualifying soccer match in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Wayne's World
| Wayne Rooney says the opinion of his team mates and family means more than the praise of any of the world's top coaches. | The Manchester United striker is enjoying his best ever season - scoring 30... (photo: AP / Sergei Grits) Sky Sports
Family   Opinion   Photos   Team   Wayne  
General Opinion
The Chairperson, UPA, Smt. Sonia Gandhi Singh addressing at a function, on the completion of four years of the UPA Government, in New Delhi on May 22, 2008. How Sonia Gandhi is changing India
Sunday, March 14, 2010 | Aakar Patel | In her silent way, Sonia Gandhi is changing India. Her position in the government, like President Asif Zardari's, isn't one of prim... (photo: PIB / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.) The News International
Delhi   India   Leader   Photos   Politics  
 Mayor Bloomberg joins Governor Eliot Spitzer and Administrator for the Federal   (js1) Editorial: Columbus officials should make the most of the city's accountability panel
|   | Mayor Michael B. Coleman and Columbus City Council have given themselves a powerful instrument in the accountability panel created to watch over the city's spe... (photo: The City of New York / Spencer T Tucker) The Columbus Dispatch
Accountability   Editorial   Instrument   Michael   Photos  
Madonna speaks during the amfAR's annual Cinema Against AIDS 2008 benefit in Mougins, southern France, Thursday, May 22, 2008 Rock? Mamma mia
| IF YOU care about music, you have to wonder what's been going on with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Last year, Madonna, a skilled pop act but hardly a rock singer, wa... (photo: AP / ) The Boston Globe
Celebrities   Entertainment   Music   Photos   Singer  
In this Oct. 9, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama speaks about being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. In the portfolio presidential phrases none is used more often than Obama's four-word favorite, "Let me be clear", which he used to describe his surprise at receiving the prize. "Let me be clear. I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations, " he said. Justices Will Prevail
| Washington | IN his State of the Union address, when President Obama criticized the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito shook his head, scowled and mouthed a two-word d... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) The New York Times
Leader   Photos   Politics   US   Washington  
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, now the Middle East envoy for the so-called Quartet peacemakers, speaks at a meeting of the French ruling conservative party, the Union for a Popular Movement party (UMP), Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Paris. We punish those we should protect
| In September 2004, Tony Blair set out a new public sector performance target. By the end of the following year the number of failed asylum seekers being deported each m... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus) The Observer
Britain   News   Photos   Political   Social  
North America Europe
Hundreds of volunteers fill sandbags in Fargo
Channel 10 has no plans to give Laurie Jennings a co-anchor
WWII honors rekindle a family's bond with lost kin
Rivals for governor all sound the same
In this Oct. 9, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama speaks about being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. In the portfolio presidential phrases none is used more often than Obama's four-word favorite, "Let me be clear", which he used to describe his surprise at receiving the prize. "Let me be clear. I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations, " he said.
Justices Will Prevail
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We punish those we should protect
Our exports may be cheap, but Europe is not buying
Banks won't save Britain - factories will
Leading article: Mr Sarkozy places France at the centre of E
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, now the Middle East envoy for the so-called Quartet peacemakers, speaks at a meeting of the French ruling conservative party, the Union for a Popular Movement party (UMP), Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Paris.
We punish those we should protect
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Asia Middle East
How Sonia Gandhi is changing India
Order, let the honourable mistress of porn speak
China's bad bet against US
Quota for women
The Chairperson, UPA, Smt. Sonia Gandhi Singh addressing at a function, on the completion of four years of the UPA Government, in New Delhi on May 22, 2008.
How Sonia Gandhi is changing India
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U.N. must stand up for rights of Iranians
Robert Fisk's World: Try this reading list if you want t
Miliband's grand Middle East delusion
Clinton's poor diplomatic scans
Palestinian Hamas supporters take part in a rally in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia on March 5, 2010 to protest against an Israeli plan to include two deeply contested holy sites in the occupied West Bank in a national heritage renovation plan. Palestinians are outraged over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to place two West Bank shrines -- The Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem -- on a list of Israeli heritage sites. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)
Robert Fisk's World: Try this reading list if you want to understand the Middle East
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South America Africa
Carlos Slim: The world's wealthiest man
Commentary: Brazil's Lula would not make a good U.N. chi
Why hitting two homers doesn't excite Chavez
Eric Chavez making smooth transition to 1B for A's
Carlos Slim, a Mexican businessman.
Carlos Slim: The world's wealthiest man
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Politically-Motivated Violence Erupts in Mudzi
Biti Says Donors Unlikely to Help Country
Country's 'Vilest Scramble' for Diamonds
The Mugabe Factor in Next Presidential Election
England's Wayne Rooney falls down as Belarus' goalkeeper Yuri Zhevnov gathers the ball during their World Cup group 6 qualifying soccer match in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008.
Wayne's World
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Australia Caribbean
Ecologist calls for war on cats
Why vote for Cameron? Just look to Australia's Abbott
Australia's PM losing ground over climate change as elec
Fed Cup: Spain, Australia tied at 1-1
Cats - Animals - Pet
Ecologist calls for war on cats
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Commentary: In Cuba, it's business as usual
'How Cuba Survived Peak Oil'
Protect all trademarks taken by Cuba
Bill Clinton Is Haiti's Good Friend
Former President Bill Clinton and his daughter, Chelsea, visit Port au Prince, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. As the U.N. envoy to Haiti, Clinton is surveying relief efforts and the damage caused by the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake.
Bill Clinton Is Haiti's Good Friend
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