Divers find rocket debris off Israeli resort
JERUSALEM: Sappers on Saturday recovered debris from a rocket that hit the water off Israel's Red Sea resort of Eilat two days earlier, after being alerted by civilian divers, the…
10-nation board okays funds to fight Somalia piracy
UNITED NATIONS: A 10-nation board approved Friday 2.1 million dollars in UN funding for five projects to help Somalia and neighboring countries prosecute suspected pirates. "Piracy off Somalia is a…
Lebanese march for 'civil marriage, not civil war'
BEIRUT: Thousands of Lebanese marched to parliament in Beirut on Sunday in a peaceful rally demanding the secularization of a state long built on sectarianism. The rally, organized by independent…
Why China is right on the renminbi
BERKELEY: After a period of high tension between the United States and China, culminating earlier this month in rumblings of an all-out trade war, it is now evident that a…
Japan, Inc.’s communication gap
TOKYO: Whatever happens to Toyota following the forced recall of millions of its autos, its story will remain legendary. Toyota’s rise from humble origins as the “offspring” of a family…
Let God give them visas! prays Uganda's passport pastor
KAMPAL: A Ugandan Pentecostal pastor who blesses his congregants' passports to help them get visas for the industrialized world first became fascinated by rich nations thanks to McDonald's and Burger…
The road to post-crisis growth
MILAN: It is about 18 months since the financial crisis hit, and 12 months since the panic started to recede, with asset prices stabilizing and beginning to turn up. Although…
What is left of the Zionist Left
TEL AVIV: If the Zionist Left still exists, it finds itself today in a quandary which may yet define the future of the State of Israel. It must ask itself…
By the people, for the people
CAIRO: With his characteristic biting wit, the brilliant Oscar Wilde once described democracy as “simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.” (For those who aren’t…
