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...

World Culture Forum

Under the Patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, the Middle East Center for Culture and Development (MECCAD) based in Amman-Jordan and its national partners -- the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of...

Our Voracious Appetite for Oil Corrupts Mideast Policy

Cynthia Tucker - After weeks of wearying hours, tedious research, fist-pounding debates and nerve-racking compromise, Congress passed historic legislation last week that promises to put the nation on the track to energy independence by the year 2050. OK, just kidding. Our...

Riots At Main U.S. Afghan Base | July 26, 2005�14:30:02

(CBS/AP) U.S. and Afghan troops fired warning shots after more than 1,000 protesters chanting "Die America!" threw stones at a U.S. military convoy and at the main U.S. base in Afghanistan to demand the release of eight villagers detained in a raid.

MSN's Apple-free Virtual Earth

Lot of buzz about MSN's Virtual Earth today ... Jeremy Wright gives it the thumbs up over Google Maps - althought I think it's a bit of unfair comparison, Google Earth is certainly a more comparable product. Isn't it funny how the whole world talks about these two only,...