Ivory Coast counts votes after deadly election violence
ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast counted the ballots Monday after a presidential vote marred by violence that left at least six people dead amid accusations of cheating on both sides. The electoral…
US Muslims plea for safety after bomb plot arrest
CORVALLIS: Muslim leaders urged authorities to step up protection for the region's Islamic community, days after a Somali-American man was accused of trying to blow up a van full of…
Sudan boycott over Bashir clouds tough Africa-EU summit
TRIPOLI: Leaders from Africa and Europe head into tough talks to seal a "new, equal" partnership between the two continents Monday after narrowly averting a last-minute diplomatic rumpus over Sudan.…
Pakistan criticizes release of secret US cables
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday criticized the release of classified US diplomatic cables that reportedly raise concerns that highly enriched uranium could be diverted from its nuclear program to build an…
Israel satisfied as WikiLeaks shows ‘consistency’ on Iran
JERUSALEM: Israel expressed satisfaction on Monday after the mass release of US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks, saying it proved the Jewish state's position on Iran was consistent — in public…
Embarrassed silence in Gulf over WikiLeaks on Iran
DUBAI: US allies in the Gulf were silent on Monday over embarrassing revelations by WikiLeaks about their extreme concern over Tehran's nuclear program, to the point of even calling for…
Blast ‘kills top Iran nuclear scientist,’ Israel blamed
TEHRAN: Twin blasts in Iran's capital killed a prominent nuclear scientist and wounded another on Monday, said state media reports that promptly accused Israeli agents on motorbikes of attaching the…
The dangerous myth of the hero entrepreneur
By Esther Dyson NEW YORK: Earlier this month, I sat on a panel in Monte Carlo, a hotspot of the establishment, discussing the question, “Why can't Europe be more like the…
China and India exposed
By Pranab Bardhan BERKELEY: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s forthcoming trip to India, following hard on the heels of President Barack Obama’s recent visit, will provide another opportunity for the media to…
The Diarrhea Pioneers
By Henry I. Miller PALO ALTO: On top of the devastation caused in Haiti by the January earthquake, Hurricane Tomas this month, and the subsequent dislocations, exposure, and malnutrition, the country…