The dark side of defending freedom
BRUSSELS: The price of freedom, it is said, is eternal vigilance. But that price can take the form of morally squalid decisions in which innocent people bear the brunt of…
Encountering Peace: Declare victory and stop building
JERUSALEM: We, the people of Israel, need to stand up and declare — yes we won, we withstood the world, we are stronger than all the powers of the world…
A week of Muslim Americans reaching out
LOS ANGELES, California: Muslim Americans, with a coalition of Jewish and Christian partners, are engaging in a nationwide week of open interfaith dialogue, starting in mid-October. There is a real…
Windows Phone 7 a new start for Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO: When it comes to smart phones, Microsoft is itching to get back in the game. Microsoft was sick of watching consumers flock to Apple's iPhone and smart phones…
Change global economic model to save biodiversity
MANILA: The global economy must be radically altered to put a value on forests, reefs and other elements of nature but the financial benefits of doing so will be enormous,…
Apple looks to iPhone, iPad for Mac inspiration
CUPERTINO: Apple's iPhone and iPads have been such hits that the company is now looking for ways to bring some of their cachet to its laptops and desktops. Apple Inc.…
After 500 years Bolivian silver mountain risks collapse
POTOSI: The mountain holding one of the world's greatest silver deposits is at risk of collapse after five centuries of exploitation, Bolivian officials say, calling for moves to save the…
Astronomers say they’ve found oldest galaxy so far
WASHINGTON: Astronomers believe they've found the oldest thing they've ever seen in the universe: It's a galaxy far, far away from a time long, long ago. Hidden in a Hubble…
US announces massive arms sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON: In its biggest arms deal ever, the United States announced Wednesday it will sell up to 60 billion dollars worth of warplanes, helicopters and other weapons to Saudi Arabia,…
Chavez, Ahmadinejad say united to change world order
TEHRAN: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his Venezuelan counterpart on Wednesday they would defeat their common foes, the latest defiant salvo against Western countries that he says are failing in their attempts…