The Guardian:
"Twenty eight years and 91 days!" said the elated east Berliner I met walking up the Friedrichstrasse soon after the wall was breached. On the day the Berlin Wall went up, 13 August 1961, his parents had wanted to go to the cinema in west Berlin, but he, then aged 11, had been too tired. Next morning, they awoke to the soun (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Senior commanders say public not convinced British troops can succeed and that purpose of mission remains unclearGrowing frustration among Britain's most senior military commanders over the government's handling of the war in Afghanistan burst into the open today as they stepped up plans to restrict the number of areas in w (Read More)
The Guardian:
CIA officer tasked with finding a sunken Soviet nuclear submarineChristopher Fitzgerald, who has died aged 88, was the CIA agent responsible for building the ship the Hughes Glomar Explorer, designed to recover a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine from the Pacific Ocean floor in a secret operation in 1974. In February 1968 the (Read More)
New York Times:
After weeks of stalemate, lawmakers approved a law to administer a critical election that could determine how quickly U.S. combat forces leave.
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The Guardian:
It is still too early for concrete results, though. And those responsible for electing him are hurting the mostFollowing a spate of hate crimes against gays in Dallas and Houston in 2000, the late Molly Ivins asked the Texas Civil Liberties Union board representative from Midland if there had been any gay-bashing in her hom (Read More)
The Guardian:
Iraqi legislators have finally agreed on a formula to include the bitterly contested city of Kirkuk in a national election in January, ending months of political wrangling and fears that the planned US troop pullout might be delayed.However, the agreement struck in parliament tonight deals only with how to apportion votes i (Read More)
The Guardian:
Two relatives of victims of terrorist attacks are launching a support group today which aims to combat extremism by highlighting the universality of losing a loved one in such circumstances.Carie Lemack is an American who lost her mother in the September 11 attacks and Ashraf al-Khaled is a Jordanian who lost his father, f (Read More)
Washington Post:
FORT HOOD, TEX. -- Brig. Gen. William F. Grimsley stood at the edge of the 4th Infantry Division's Iraq war memorial, one of many monuments to soldiers who lived and trained on this sprawling Army post.
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New York Times:
Instead, officials said, the Iranians have revived an old counterproposal: that international arms inspectors take custody of much of Iran’s fuel, but keep it on an island in Iran.
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guardian.co.uk Politics:
MPs attacked the Press Complaints Commission last night after the regulator said there was "no new evidence" of widespread phone hacking at the News of the World.Its report was described as a "whitewash" and there was a promise that another inquiry, from the Commons culture, media and sport select committee, would be more r (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Think of the opprobrium heaped by the press on the regulators who slept while the banks overheated and crashed. And then read the report of the industry's own "regulator" into the recent developments concerning phone-hacking by private detectives on behalf of newspapers and resist the instinct to laugh. After the most curso (Read More)
The Guardian:
Premier Wen Jiabao promises increased investment while rejecting 'neocolonialism' accusationsChina's premier pledged $10bn (£6bn) in low-interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the continent sorely-needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing's motives in Africa are far from altruistic.Wen Jiab (Read More)
The Guardian:
Computers belonging to army major examined as chief of staff warns against anti‑Muslim backlashInvestigations into the shooting spree at Fort Hood military base in Texas that left 13 people dead and 29 wounded are continuing to focus on the internet activities of the alleged shooter in an attempt to understand his motives.D (Read More)