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US executes grandmother despite protests
JARRATT: A US grandmother was put to death by lethal injection in…
Detained journalist released, says Afghan official
KABUL: An Afghan journalist detained by coalition forces for allegedly spreading Taliban…
S.Korea’s state oil firm claims control over Britain’s Dana
SEOUL: South Korea's state oil firm said Friday its takeover bid for…
Algeria denies pressuring Orascom Telecom
ALGIERS: Algeria's telecommunications minister on Thursday denied applying pressure on the local…
Gay film festival opens in Muslim-majority Indonesia
A gay film festival hailed as the biggest in Asia and the…
Democratizing the Millennium Development Goals
PARIS: On Sept. 20-22, world leaders gathered in New York to encourage…
The manufacturing fallacy
NEW YORK: Economists long ago put to rest the error that Adam…
Religion as a tool for peace
BEIRUT: Whether or not one believes that religion unites or divides communities,…
The great transition: Beyond carbon
If there is one thing that defines the 21st century, it is…
UN experts: Israel flotilla raid broke int’l law
GENEVA: A report by three UN-appointed human rights experts has found that…