While NATO foreign ministers ended their meeting in Berlin on Friday with a show of unity in the military campaign against Libya, the two-day summit had exposed further cracks in the alliance — and now questions are being asked about whether NATO’s air strikes are being ramped up from protecting civilians to all-out regime change.
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Lima’s Lure
The headquarters of Peru’s Interbank are hard to miss. While the building is not the tallest in the capital, Lima, it is the most entertaining on the city’s otherwise drab main drag.
Bali Raids Kuta Beach Over Gigolos After ‘Cowboys’ Film
Muscular, bronzed Indonesian men with big smiles and long, wavy hair have been seducing foreign women along the white-sand beaches of Bali for more than three decades now.
Obama’s Libya Speech: No ‘Doctrine,’ But a Peek at Priorities
Back when Barack Obama was a Senator, he had high expectations for a new kind of U.S.
Dutch court rules against girl’s solo sailing trip
A Dutch court Friday ruled against letting a 14-year-old girl sail solo around the world, saying she is not experienced enough to make the trip on her own. The Chandlers set off from the Seychelles on October 21 bound for Tanzania, according to their blog
Missing couple’s yacht found abandoned in Indian Ocean
The British Royal Navy has found the yacht belonging to a British couple missing in the Indian Ocean since last week, but the yacht was empty, the British Ministry of Defence said Thursday. International military forces have been treating the case as a “potential hijacking,” Lt
Chinese officials try to find parents of 60 lost children
In some of the photos, the young children are wearing bibs and slight smiles can be seen on their chubby faces. International military forces have been treating the case as a “potential hijacking,” Lt
Ex-Australian FM: Israel, Iran held nuclear meeting
A former Australian foreign minister said Wednesday he was encouraged by exchanges “across the room” between Israeli and Iranian representatives during a meeting both attended last month.
Clinton arrives in Pakistan to write new chapter in relations
The U.S. secretary of state arrived Wednesday in nuclear-armed Pakistan, a country hit hard by terrorism, economic crisis and rising sentiment that it is paying too high a price for its partnership with the United States in fighting extremists.
British vacationers killed in Kenya
Two Britons were killed while vacationing in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, the Foreign Office said early Sunday.