- Egyptian talks near collapse as unions back protests on Wed Feb 9, 2011 1:12 PM PST
A prominent member of a key opposition group, the Council of Wise Men, said negotiations had "essentially come to an end".
- Power and Fear: Why Egypt's Protesters Won't Go Home on Wed Feb 9, 2011 12:23 PM PST
The incredible mass protests in Egypt have been going on for over two weeks.
- Armed, but Not Necessarily Dangerous on Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:05 AM PST
With nearly 90 guns per 100 people according to the 2007 Small Arms Survey, America has by far the most robust gun culture on the planet and one of the world's highest rates of gun crime to go along with it.
- Wilders in trouble: ex-convict MP in Dutch anti-Islam party on Sat Nov 13, 2010 3:06 AM PST
A Dutch Freedom Party MP with a past conviction for sexual offences is posing problems for anti-Islam party leader Geert Wilders.
- How Much Money Do We Need to Be Happy? Just $75,000? on Mon Sep 6, 2010 2:37 PM PDT
People say money doesn't buy happiness. Except, according to a new study from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School, it sort of does — up to about $75,000 a year.
- Secret UN memo: Aid workers in Pakistan in dire danger on Fri Sep 3, 2010 11:58 AM PDT
The security conditions for aid workers in Pakistan is much worse than the United Nations publicly admits, according to a secret memorandum from the United Nations Security Service UNDSS that Politiken has seen.
- America Has Become Too European on Fri Sep 3, 2010 11:50 AM PDT
The Obama administration and the Federal Reserve want to fix the United States economy by spending more money. But while that approach might work for Europe, it is risky for the US.