Their only crime was to be German.

n the Afghan capital's department of motor vehicles, the simple act of registering a car can turn into days, even weeks, of waiting and frustration. Unless you pay off the right people.

Obama is trying to avoid the mistakes of the Soviets in Afghanistan

As the world prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of the tsunami that killed 226,000 people in 13 Asian and African countries, scars have yet to heal even after homes have been rebuilt, tourists have returned and foreign aid has ended.

Do not be fooled. Anti-Semitic malice has not decreased. Rather, anti-Semites have succeeded in repackaging their hate into a politically digestible form.

An emerging leadership crisis in the PLO could be another obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, some fear. A vote is delayed again after Hamas says it will prevent polling in Gaza.

The Olympics are not about the human spirit & have little to do with athletic excellence; they are a multi-billion dollar industry backed by powerful elites, real estate, construction, hotel, tourism and television corporations, working hand in hand with

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Resound (MCA) are partnering with the Dandenong Ranges Music Council to supply donated musical instruments to those who have lost an instrument in the February2009 Victorian bushfires. (Music Council of Australia)

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