Mideast Diplomacy: Is Egypt Really Warming Toward Iran? (Time.com)

Mideast Diplomacy: Is Egypt Really Warming Toward Iran? (Time.com)


Mideast Diplomacy: Is Egypt Really Warming Toward Iran? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Time.com - The West should prepare for Egypt to pursue an independent foreign policy but it is still likely to be more of a rival than friend of Iran


NATO: Coalition helicopter crashes in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:00 PM PDT

A unmanned US Predator drone armed with a missile sits on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in 2010. The drones have proved to be Washington's weapon of choice overseas.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP - A coalition helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, but both crew members have been recovered alive, NATO said.



Syria: Is Assad's Clan Turning Against Him? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Growing ambitions and soap operatic history inside his own family challenge Bashar al-Assad's rule, as Syrian forces try to snuff out a growing popular revolt


Michael Sheen gives 72-hr Easter Passion performance (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:19 PM PDT

AFP - "Frost/Nixon" actor Michael Sheen was giving a 72-hour live performance of The Passion over the Easter weekend, bringing the final hours of Jesus Christ's life to his home town, Port Talbot.



Activists: Clash kills 2 outside Tibetan monastery (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:22 PM PDT

AP - An activist group says two people have died in a clash with Chinese police raiding a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in a restive western region.


Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:17 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades.


Thai, Cambodian troops clash again on disputed border

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:59 PM PDT

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian troops fought again Saturday on their disputed border, a day after four Thai and three Cambodian soldiers were killed in the worst bloodshed since the United Nations called for a ceasefire in February.


NATO hits near Gaddafi compound, Libya says three dead

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:12 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO jets hit a target near Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound in central Tripoli early Saturday, which the government described as a car park but which Reuters reporters said looked like a bunker.


Philippine landslide toll revised down, rescue resumes

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:51 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - Rescuers resumed a search on Saturday for survivors of a landslide that swept through a shanty town in a mining area on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, as the mayor revised down the death toll sharply.


Why I Want an Anti-War President

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:06 PM PDT

Some readers have expressed surprise that I would potentially support Gary Johnson for president. Le


Syria urged to end deadly crackdown

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:56 PM PDT

Obama leads condemnation and accuses Damascus of seeking Iranian help as almost 90 reported killed in latest protests.


VIDEO: French fears over influx of migrants

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:05 PM PDT

France says it wants a mechanism to suspend visa-free travel around the European Union, after an influx of thousand of migrants fleeing the upheaval in Libya and Tunisia.


Goalkeeper Cech warns title rivals of Chelsea charge (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:44 PM PDT

Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech applauds the supporters after their Champions League match vs Manchester United, on April 12. Cech has warned Man United and Arsenal that his side are ready to take advantage of any more stumbles from their Premier League title rivals.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has warned Manchester United and Arsenal that his side are ready to take advantage of any more stumbles from their Premier League title rivals.



Taiwanese President Ma to try for second term (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:24 PM PDT

AP - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will bid for a second term in next year's election, riding on a strong economic recovery and markedly improved ties with rival China.


Thai, Cambodian troops clash again on disputed border

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:20 PM PDT

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian troops clashed again on Saturday on their disputed border, Cambodian officials said, a day after fighting in the area killed at least four Thai paramilitary troops and three Cambodian soldiers.


Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:17 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades.


Philippine landslide toll revised down, rescue resumes

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:51 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - Rescuers resumed a search on Saturday for survivors of a landslide that swept through a shanty town in a mining area on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, as the mayor revised down the death toll sharply.


The Day The Cloud Died

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:51 PM PDT

Written By Mark Hinkle To the tune of American Pie, with apologies to Don McLean? I can still


The Rabbi's Four Leadership Lessons

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:34 PM PDT

Success is not a matter of what we think but how we think.... ...Very few of us stop to consider tha


Philippine landslide toll revised down, rescue resumes

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:51 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - Rescuers resumed a search on Saturday for survivors of a landslide that swept through a shanty town in a mining area on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, as the mayor revised down the death toll sharply.