Dear Mr. President, may I have your autograph?
Naum Sterin treats dogs for a living, but it's hounding autographs that adds variety to his life. Sterin has been writing to heads of state since his 50th birthday, praising...
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A new liberation movement
That book sitting on the table, the one by the window at the cafe on the corner. It was not left there by accident. Neither was the book hanging by...
Perfect election not pictured for Iraq
Two weeks before Iraq is scheduled to hold its first election since the fall of Saddam Hussein, violence has disrupted virtually every step of the electoral process in some of...
Stepped-up insurgency terrifying officials
Even before the masked men wielding assault rifles stormed his home, stole his car and threatened to shoot him dead, Rasim Ismael Hamoud knew that serving in Iraq's government was...
Iraq says Syria is aiding guerrillas
In Baghdad, Damascus and Washington, the debate over whether Syria is sponsoring the Iraqi insurgency by allowing fighters and weapons to flow across its borders is complex and ongoing, with...
State comes 1st, mosque 2nd in Turkey’s system
Like the modern office building where he works, Mehmet Bekaroglu is without flourish. His dress is Western conservative, his manner approachable, his message conciliatory. Islam is a peaceful religion, Bekaroglu...
State comes 1st, mosque 2nd in Turkey’s system
Like the modern office building where he works, Mehmet Bekaroglu is without flourish. His dress is Western conservative, his manner approachable, his message conciliatory. Islam is a peaceful religion, Bekaroglu...
Explosions hit 5 churches
With the Iraqi people and U.S. officials bracing for a surge of attacks to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, five Christian churches were rocked by explosions Saturday...
2 blasts rip `safe zone’
Insurgents carrying homemade bombs pierced Baghdad's fortified Green Zone on Thursday, unleashing a pair of lunchtime explosions that killed at least three American civilians and shattered what was left of...
ATHENS OLYMPICS
How we see the Olympics is not the same as the way the rest of the world sees it -- or in some cases doesn't see it. Here are our...