Chinese Youth Focus on Communist Party Congress, U.S. Elections
Compare and contrast leadership transitions
Foreign Policy
Libertarian Legal Theorist Randy Barnett on "The Mistake That is The Libertarian Party"
Libertarian intellectual and Georgetown professor of law Randy Barnett - one of the architects of the legal challenges to Obamacare - writes in today's Wall Street Journal that if you care about liberty, you should vote for the Republicans.
Iranian Officials to Take Part in Nuclear-Free Middle East Conference
Might have been a hard conference to have without them
Syrian Generals Defect to Turkey
Forty-two Syrian officers have so fled since the conflict began
British Man Whose Death Caused a Scandal in China May Have Been a Spy
Repercussions of Neil Heywood's death brought down Bo Xilai and his wife, Gui Kalai
Operations Cancelled in English Hospital After Rat Found
But at least they'll be free once the pest is dealt with
British MP Headed to the Jungle
Nadine Dorries is to take part in a reality TV show in Australia
Turkey Begins Trial of Israeli Commanders Accused of Killing Nine Turks
The four commanders are to be tried in absentia over Gaza ship incident
Anti-Assad Forces In-Fighting
Kurdish militias view some of the rebels as Islamist thugs acting on Turkey's behalf
Russian Defense Minister Fired By Putin Over Corruption Scandal
Anyone else see the irony here?
France's First Lady Called "Unpinned Grenade"
Apparently, access to power has made her a huge pain in the ass
Megaupload Founder offers Free Internet to All of New Zealand
Offers to fund program that has been suspended due to lack of money
Previously Unseen Whale Species Washes up on New Zealand Beach
So rare scientists weren't really sure it actually existed
Pakistani Parents Killed Daughter with Acid for Looking at Boy
And she's the one they say sullied the family's honor
Kuwaitis Tear-Gassed for Violating Rally Ban
Restrictions against the Islamist opposition to the leadership
Iran Slows Down Pursuit of Nuclear Materials
Appears to be reducing stockpile for use as nuclear energy
GOP Senators Fret Military Members Won't Get Ballots in Time
Those who are deployed overseas
U.S., Japan Begin Massive Joint Military Drill
Part where they landed on islands removed so as not to piss off China amid dispute
Would More Veterans in Congress Give Us a Smaller Military Budget?
Writing in The New York Times, U.S. Naval Academy historian Aaron B. O'Connell worries that a paucity of veterans in Congress makes lawmakers apt to mindlessly "support the troops" and oppose cuts in military spending.
Pakistan Minister Vows to Keep Fighting Terrorism
Stressed need for unified strategy in the region
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales Hearing Begins
Charged with 16 counts of premeditated murder and six counts of attempted murder
Greeks Strike Over Austerity Measures
Transport and Media workers not happy about planned cuts
U.S. Army Releases Details of Rare Case Against General
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair is accused of sex crimes against five women
U.S. Diplomat Hopeful About Situation in Somalia
Wendy Sherman has praised the new Somalian government's "extraordinary" work
Nine People Told to Pay Rape Victim
Admitted to naming the woman raped by soccer player on social media
