At War Blog: Baghdad's Last Summit, and the Very, Very Important People Who Never Came

At War Blog: Baghdad's Last Summit, and the Very, Very Important People Who Never Came

At War Blog: Baghdad's Last Summit, and the Very, Very Important People Who Never Came

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Change did not happen overnight in Iraq. It was, and is, systematic destruction, and for me it started three decades ago.

ECB Cash Isn't Reaching Private Sector

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 12:50 PM PDT

The European Central Bank's massive injections of cash into the banking system haven't yet reached companies and households but have benefited governments and improved market sentiment, as evidenced by data released Wednesday.


For Portugal, Moment of Truth Nears

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 01:37 PM PDT

Politicians in Lisbon and policy makers in Brussels insist that Portugal isn't like Greece. This spring, the country will have to prove it.


Language Deemed Offensive Is Removed From F.B.I. Training Materials

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:08 AM PDT

The passages suggesting that agents could bend the law was contained in 876 pages of training materials about Muslims and Arab-Americans.

DealBook: Harsh Words as Lawmakers Kick Off MF Global Hearing

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 01:03 PM PDT

Partisan barbs mark the start of the House hearing, while a key witness, Edith O'Brien, declines to answer questions, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Rights group criticises Afghan 'moral crimes'

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 01:17 PM PDT

Report calls for release of 400 women and girls prosecuted and jailed for 'running away' in Afghanistan.


Plan of Action Proves Elusive for Emerging Economies in BRICS

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 12:32 PM PDT

BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has had difficulty finding common ground on how to exert collective geopolitical influence since forming three years ago.

Family Reports Prison Visit With Long-Missing Chinese Rights Lawyer

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Gao Zhisheng, the Chinese rights lawyer whose whereabouts and well-being have been something of a mystery for the past two years, is alive and good health, according to relatives.

What can and can't you say on Twitter?

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 07:11 AM PDT

A jail sentence highlights what you can't say on social networks


Sliding to war again in Sudan?

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:08 AM PDT

Sudan and South Sudan may be sliding back toward war, the United States and other international powers are warning, amid reports that Sudan is bombing its newly independent neighbor.

Sudan and South Sudan sliding back to war?

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:08 AM PDT

Sudan and South Sudan may be sliding back toward war, the United States and other international powers are warning, amid reports that Sudan is bombing its newly independent neighbor.

Shootings affect on French election

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:57 AM PDT

Re-election to the Elysée Palace was looking like mission impossible for President Nicolas Sarkozy: Trailing far behind the socialist candidate François Hollande in the polls for months, Sarkozy had only just recently narrowed his rival's lead, but only at the price of a pugnacious and robust few weeks of campaigning, exploiting the extreme right's favorite themes, immigration and halal meat.

U.S. to pay more for Afghan security guards, auditor says

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 12:15 PM PDT

KABUL — The cost of providing security for U.S. development work in Afghanistan will increase sharply as program managers are forced to rely on an Afghan government-run security enterprise, according to the preliminary findings of a U.S. government audit.

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Posted: 28 Mar 2012 12:15 PM PDT

EU proposes elite cybercrime unit

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:28 AM PDT

The European Commission announces plans to set up a dedicated centre to fight cybercrime, based in the Netherlands.


Thousands rally for Mali junta, Toure says free

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 12:28 PM PDT

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators chanted pro-junta slogans in Mali's capital on Wednesday, protesting against the threats of foreign powers to use sanctions to force the leaders of last week's military coup to step down.

China Tests Financial Relaxation in Wenzhou

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Officials in the Chinese city of Wenzhou have launched a new attempt to allow residents of the city to invest directly offshore, a move that would mark a small but significant step toward opening the country's capital account.


U.S. Senators Push Condemnation as Syrian Offensive Leaves Destruction

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:47 AM PDT

A half-dozen U.S. senators pushed a resolution Wednesday condemning Syria for mass atrocities and human-rights abuses as activists in Syria said a regime offensive against a major opposition stronghold had left behind scenes of major destruction.


Turkey's Premier in Iran for Nuclear Talks

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:27 AM PDT

Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is meeting with Iranian officials to discuss Tehran's disputed nuclear program and the crisis in Syria


Libya militias resume fighting after ceasefire

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 01:07 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Rival militias in the Libyan city of Sabha resumed fighting hours after calling a ceasefire on Wednesday, after three days of clashes that killed more than 50 people and highlight the government's failure to restore law and order nationwide.

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