Myanmar Passes Guidelines for Foreign Investment
Efforts to bring global companies into its very restricted market
Foreign Policy
Spain: Not Going to Ask for EU Bailout Funds
Pressure on the government to get a bailout from Brussels
Israeli Press Report Hezbollah Training Camps in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan army says it hasn't seen the reports and can't comment
Tob Shabaab Commander Killed in Kenyan Shelling of Somali Port Town
According to Kenyan authorities
Canada Closing Iran Embassy, Expelling Iranian Diplomats
Canada cites Iranian support for Syria, its alleged nuclear program. Israel's prime minister calls the move a moral act
Judge Awards $3.3 Million to Yemeni Sex Slave Kept by Embassy Worker in Tokyo
Embassy worker's husband repeatedly raped the woman, who was hired to be a housekeeper but paid under a dollar an hour
Qaddafi Son to Leave Niger for South Africa, Avoid Extradition
Niger has refused to send Saadi Qaddafi to Libya and he is reportedly now headed for South Africa
U.S. to Label Haqqani Network a Terrorist Organizaton
The Haqqani network is apparently an affiliate of the Pakistani Taliban
Bomb Blasts in Damascus Kill 5 Police Officers
At least two bombs went off in the Syrian capital today
Bermuda Braces for Hurricane Leslie
Hurricane won't make U.S. landfall but will hit the British territory
South Korea to End Media Blackout
Journalists will now be able to report on kidnapped sailors
Book Market Destroyed by Police in Alexandria
Police were acting on orders from the new governor, Mohamed Atta Abbas
China Approves Massive Infrastructure Spending
Announcement of $156 billion worth of spending welcomed by markets
Russia Not Happy About U.S. Missile Shield in South East Asia
Shield was put in place in response to China's missile capabilities
Tensions Rising on Georgia-Russia Border
Georgian servicemen have been killed in the past few weeks
Pakistani Girl On Trial For Blasphemy in Pakistan is Granted Bail
Still unclear if she will be released
South Korea Drilling Around Disputed Islands
Japan also claims Takeshima (or Dokdo, depending on who you ask)
U.S. Attack on Iran Would Be a Huge Affair
Hundreds of ships, airplane, and other materials would be needed
European Commission To Send 50 Million Euros in Aid to Syrian Civilians
Refugee crisis in Syria's neighbors continues to worsen
Asian Markets Rally After Draghi Announcement
Implied borrowing costs for Italy and Spain fell after the ECB president outlined his bond buying plan
Wikipedia Plans Encryption To Thwart Government Monitoring
"That kind of response for us to do is not difficult," says Jimmy Wales
ISPs Slam UK Plan To Track Internet Use
Somebody seems to think "1984" was a how-to book
Lebanese Ticked Off Over Smoking Restrictions
Many people wonder if a little time with a cigarette is a worthwhile concern for lawmakers
Shadow of Old Soviet Bonds Falls Over Russia
To meet the old regime's obligations, the country must scratch together $785 billion
Australia Media "Reforms" Called Threat to Speech
Media moves would be subject to approval by politicians
Forty Years Ago At the Democratic Convention: Democrats, War and Intervention
Democrats have been more rhetorically anti-war than actually so
