One hot and breezeless afternoon last week, Mohammed Mossadegh's advisers sat around the boss's iron cot on the balcony of his yellow brick house in Teheran. They had gathered to face the facts: the country was disintegrating economically and politically
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IRAN: Back to the Oilfields
Forty-two months ago, stirred by the weepy fanaticism of Mohammed Mossadegh, Iran's Parliament voted to drive foreigners from Iran's oilfields. Last week, with neither tears nor cheers, it agreed to ask them back.
Egypt’s Youthquake: At a Nerve Center of the Revolution
On the 4th floor of an old shadowy apartment building in the heart of downtown Cairo, the tech savvy leaders of the 6th of April Youth Movement, are busy planning the Revolution.
Buddha Bashing
The name Taliban means “seekers of knowledge.” Since they seized control of most of Afghanistan in 1996, the clique of fundamentalist zealots who go by that name have eliminated virtually all human rights within their reach.
Obama’s ‘Mistakes’: Way Too Early to Judge
Over the past few weeks, Barack Obama has been criticized for the following: He didn’t go to Berlin for the 20th anniversary of the Wall’s coming down.
Pakistan: Troops seize key Taliban village
Pakistani troops have seized a key village in the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan as they stepped up their offensive against militants in the country’s northwestern region. Two missiles hit a militant hideout in the village of Damadola, in the border district of Bajaur, a Pakistani military and political officials said
Girl found in N.Y. claims no memory
Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a teenage girl who mysteriously turned up in Manhattan two weeks ago, claiming to have no memory of her family, home or even her own name. Two missiles hit a militant hideout in the village of Damadola, in the border district of Bajaur, a Pakistani military and political officials said
Papers: Wife says ‘balloon boy’ was hoax
The wife of a Colorado father at the center of the “balloon boy” saga told authorities that the giant helium balloon was specifically created for a hoax to draw media attention, according to court documents released Friday. Two missiles hit a militant hideout in the village of Damadola, in the border district of Bajaur, a Pakistani military and political officials said.
The mysterious vanishing act of bees
Around the world, bees are dying in their millions and there’s something in this mysterious, silent tragedy that has seized public consciousness. Two missiles hit a militant hideout in the village of Damadola, in the border district of Bajaur, a Pakistani military and political officials said.
France dismantles migrant ‘Jungle’
French authorities on Tuesday dismantled a makeshift camp dubbed “the Jungle,” which housed illegal migrants fleeing dangerous homelands to seek a more prosperous life in Europe. French police broke up protests by refugee rights advocates and began clearing the squalid camp