In Grip of Cold, Afghan Family Buries 8th Child

In Grip of Cold, Afghan Family Buries 8th Child


In Grip of Cold, Afghan Family Buries 8th Child

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST

Even by the standards of destitution in Afghan refugee camps, the story of Sayid Mohammad is a hard-luck one.


Pierre Rougier, the Man With the Power to Say No

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:15 PM PST

Pierre Rougier, who has a client list that includes Jil Sander, L'Wren Scott and Versace, is one of that world's most influential — and controversial — characters.


In Grip of Cold, Afghan Family Buries 8th Child

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:50 PM PST

Even by the standards of destitution in Afghan refugee camps, the story of Sayid Mohammad is a hard-luck one.


At War Blog: How to Help Kabul's Refugees

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:46 PM PST

At least 22 Afghan children under 5 have frozen to death in the last month in refugee camps in Kabul. Here is how to help aid groups working there.


Myanmar's Mons allowed to mark national day

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:03 PM PST

Ethnic group publicly celebrates cultural heritage for first time in 15 years amid wave of political reforms.


Japan's elderly gamers

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:36 AM PST

Close your eyes, and you know where you are: The unmistakable sound of anime voices and the jingle of a completed lap around the electronic track ring through the hall. This is a classic video game arcade in Japan, filled with the sounds long associated with this gaming nation. But open your eyes, and the players are not exactly the teenagers you'd expect to find.


At War Blog: Pentagon Counters Dim Assessment of Afghan War

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:33 PM PST

The second-ranking American commander in Afghanistan responds to an Army officer's essay questioning the Pentagon's honesty about the war's progress.


The Lede Blog: Anger and Despair in Video Messages From Besieged Syrian City of Homs

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:01 AM PST

Syrian activists inside besieged neighborhoods in the city of Homs posted more disturbing and often graphic video clips on YouTube on Wednesday, showing what they said was the deadly toll of new attacks on civilian areas.


Architecture: A Proposal for Penn Station and Madison Square Garden

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:43 AM PST

Remedying the calamity that is Penn Station by moving Madison Square Garden to the Javits Center site is a way to bring back light and airy glory to New York's transportation hub.


Washington State Set to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:26 PM PST

Washington was poised to become the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage, with the State House expected to give final passage on Wednesday night.


Myanmar's Mons allowed to mark national day

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:03 PM PST

Ethnic group publicly celebrates cultural heritage for first time in 15 years amid wave of political reforms.


Gene therapy 'gave me sight back'

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:35 AM PST

Three US citizens who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in both eyes.


The boom of Turkey's art market

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:30 AM PST

After being virtually ignored for decades, both at home and abroad, Turkish modern art has rapidly developed into a booming market.


Airbus orders checks on entire A380 fleet

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:33 AM PST

European officials extend safety checks to entire fleet of A380s as Qantas Airways finds 36 wing cracks in one plane.


Nokia to carry out 4,000 job cuts

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:04 AM PST

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced the details of 4,000 job losses on Wednesday at plants in Hungary, Mexico and Finland.


Threshold broken for tiny lasers

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:09 AM PST

Researchers build efficient lasers just 100 billionths of a metre across that may be used to make faster computer chips in the future.


Ex-Marine sentenced to death in Iran needs U.S. intervention, lawyer pleads

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:48 AM PST

TEHRAN — A former U.S. Marine sentenced to death in his native Iran for spying for the CIA could be saved if the Obama administration would consider a prisoner swap, his Iranian attorney said Wednesday.

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Syrian city sees another deadly day of shellings

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:30 AM PST

"Bombs fall, bullets fly, cocks crow — and a rainbow appears. The battle in Homs on livestream," The Post's Liz Sly wrote on Twitter early Wednesday morning.

It was another day of deadly shelling in Syria, despite declarations from Russia that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is "completely committed" to stopping the fight.

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Is This Living Room Big Enough for My TV?

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST

Huge televisions, once an expensive oddity, are now the affordable norm.


Vladimir Putin Warns of Growing ‘Cult of Violence’

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:45 AM PST

Vladimir V. Putin said there was an increased willingness around the world to resort to force in political disputes, and expressed concern that upheavals in the Middle East could spark trouble in Russia.


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