var digesttext = "Chris Brown joke about beating women appears in Times of India (Feb 9, 2012 14:58)
Who thinks a joke about violence against women is funny? It appears the editors of the Delhi editio..
House report criticizes Bush and Obama administrations on Guantanamo (Feb 9, 2012 14:28)
A report by House Republicans criticizes both the Bush and Obama administration for policies that l..
North Korea’s super-sized hotel is set to open — 23 years behind schedule (Feb 9, 2012 11:30)
SEOUL — North Korea’s Ryugyong Hotel ranks among the world’s most remarkable — and mockable — build..
China, U.S. clash on Syria, other global issues ahead of Xi Jinping visit (Feb 9, 2012 06:05)
BEIJING — On the eve of Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping’s official visit to Washington, the count..
U.S. likely to scale down plans for bases in Japan and Guam (Feb 9, 2012 03:47)
TOKYO — The U.S. military will probably scale back plans to build key bases in Japan and Guam becau..
At the Pentagon and in Israel, plans show the difficulties of an Iran strike (Feb 9, 2012 01:43)
If you are not prepared to go to war, you cannot threaten that “nothing is off the table” as you se..
State Department seeks smaller embassy presence in Baghdad (Feb 9, 2012 01:10)
The State Department has asked each component of the massive U.S. diplomatic mission in Baghdad to ..
Chongqing deputy mayor on leave amid rumors he sought asylum at U.S. consulate (Feb 9, 2012 01:08)
The deputy mayor of Chongqing, a major city in southwestern China, has taken a leave from his job a..
Mario Monti, Italy’s prime minister, aims to set a new growth agenda for Europe (Feb 9, 2012 00:05)
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has slashed pensions, begun a broad economic restructuring and a..
Democrat balks over secrecy on Awlaki killing (Feb 8, 2012 23:01)
Five months after Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was targeted in a CIA drone strike, a Demo..
Ex-Marine sentenced to death in Iran needs U.S. intervention, lawyer pleads (Feb 8, 2012 22:56)
TEHRAN — A former U.S. Marine sentenced to death in his native Iran for spying for the CIA could be..
NGO workers could face 5 years in prison, Egyptian judges say (Feb 8, 2012 21:40)
CAIRO — Egypt’s prime minister said Wednesday that the government would not drop a criminal probe i..
Syria needs time for dialogue, Russia says (Feb 8, 2012 20:05)
DAMASCUS, Syria — Russia’s top diplomat said Wednesday that the international community should allo..
Syrian city sees another deadly day of shellings (Feb 8, 2012 17:30)
“Bombs fall, bullets fly, cocks crow — and a rainbow appears. The battle in Homs on livestream,” Th..
Syrian activist Danny Abdul Dayem documents the daily horrors of Homs streets (Feb 8, 2012 16:59)
As the brutal crackdown in Syria continues, despite Russia’s assurances that President Bashar al-As..
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India ministers resign after being accused of watching porn during state assembly (Feb 8, 2012 16:06)
Update: An earlier version of the post said the ministers were watching the clip while in Parliamen..
Pete Hoekstra’s ad raises ire in China — and a sense of deja vu (Feb 8, 2012 16:00)
The now-infamous Super Bowl ad by Michigan senate candidate Pete Hoekstra has attracted as much cur..
Pakistan’s new envoy brings liberal charm but faces slim chance for diplomatic thaw (Feb 8, 2012 01:18)
In both style and substance, Sherry Rehman was born to be a Washington diplomat and hostess. She ha..
Petraeus, with plenty of practice, sticks to message (Feb 3, 2012 19:05)
In his first extended public appearance as CIA director, David H. Petraeus this week did more than ..
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