Rights Groups Win Release of Abu Ghraib Photos

A federal judge yesterday found that lawyers for the federal government failed to prove their assertion that privacy and national security should trump the public's right to know when it comes to...

Military anger at delay to Iraq pull-out plan : Mail & Guardian Online

Plans to withdraw substantial numbers of British troops from Iraq next month have been abandoned after the explosion of violence in Basra on Monday night. The decision has dismayed military commanders, who are concerned about growing pressure on their soldiers.

Egyptian Opposition Cries Foul Over Election

Early unofficial results from Egypt's landmark presidential election on Wednesday indicate a landslide win for President Hosni Mubarak. But one of the main opposition candidates is complaining of fraud and says he wants a revote.

The world's best video diarists

Bloggers have moved into a new dimension - streaming video.Tomas Rawlings logs on to find the cream of the crop SOURCE The Independent Rocketboom http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/ The vblog that everybody is talking about. Based in New York, Rocketboom is a professional...

CBC News: Two arrested for Zotob worm

The FBI said Friday that Morocco and Turkey have arrested two people believed responsible for the Zotob computer worm that infected networks at U.S. companies and government agencies earlier this month. Farid Essebar, 18, was arrested in Morocco and Atilla Ekici, 21, was...

SEAN PENN IN IRAN

DAY ONE In June, Sean Penn and two friends traveled to Tehran. It was Penn's first trip to the country. What he found was a culture in conflict. Although the nation is ruled by a very conservative, tradition-bound government, Penn talked to many younger Iranians who have a...

G.I. Death Toll in Afghanistan Worst Since '01 - New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 21 - This year is already the deadliest for American soldiers in Afghanistan since the war of 2001, and the violence is likely to intensify before the nation's legislative elections on Sept. 18.

History on the brink

The World Monuments Fund warns that wars, weather and neglect, among other threats, are endangering cultural-heritage sites around the world.

NPR : U.S. Conspiracy Theories Abound in Arab World

Conspiracy theories about the United States and its intentions continue to circulate throughout the Arab world. For example, some Arabs don't believe that Osama bin Laden was behind the 9-11 attacks. Others believe the United States is preparing to circulate an...

Red alert in Saudi Arabia

Red alert in Saudi Arabia Monday, August 8, 2005 Updated at 6:46 PM EDT Associated Press and Canadian Press Riyadh %u2014 The British and Australian governments joined Washington on Monday in warning citizens that terrorists are planning attacks soon. London said...

Afghan Mission to Last 20 Years

Afghan mission to last 20 years Aug. 8, 2005. 04:26 PM Canadian soldiers can expect to be in Afghanistan for the next 20 years, fighting, killing and dying, one of Canada's top generals says. Maj.-Gen. Andrew Leslie warned that the war-torn country is going to need a...

Artist to re-create destroyed Buddhas

LOS ANGELES: When the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan destroyed two 1,600-year-old Buddha statues lining Bamiyan Valley's soaring cliffs, the world shook with shock at the demise of such huge archaeological treasures. Now, artist Hiro Yamagata plans to commemorate the...