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Top 5 best and worst things about my time studying abroad in America | Richard Morris

2013-05-19T15:25:49+00:00

The US is far better than I ever expected, even if it does have messed up healthcare, money and road systemsA Brit studying abroad across the pond might not sound that adventurous, but it's been an eye-opening year for me at the University of West Georgia in the much stereotyped...

Boston changed marathon running, but the friendly race vibe remains | Kevin Lynch

2013-05-19T15:24:19+00:00

I was apprehensive about this year's Brooklyn half marathon, but it went even better than expectedRunning my fifth Brooklyn half marathon on Saturday felt like it should and how I had hoped it would be. That is, just like the four other previous ones. I was concerned it might have...

Shooting of gay man in New York was a hate crime, police say

2013-05-19T15:15:35+00:00

NYPD police chief Ray Kelly says fatal shooting of Marc Carson, 32, could be linked to a string of other anti-gay attacksThe fatal shooting of a gay man just blocks from New York's historic Stonewall Inn was a hate crime and could be linked to a rash of recent homophobic...

Briton arrested in France over murder of his two children, say reports

2013-05-19T15:15:27+00:00

Man, 48, reportedly held over deaths of children aged five and 10 after ex-wife saw him rollerskating away covered in bloodA British man has been arrested after two children were found with their throats cut, and he was seen fleeing on rollerskates from his flat on the outskirts of Lyon,...

North Korea fires short-range missiles for second day

2013-05-19T14:20:43+00:00

Unclear if missiles are further provocation or routine tests, as four launches in two days aimed at sea

Two imprisoned in Mexico over killing Malcolm X's grandson

2013-05-19T14:20:29+00:00

Malcolm Shabazz was beaten to death in a bar near Mexico City; hundreds mourn civil rights icon's grandson

Afghanistan to ask India for military aid

2013-05-19T13:16:36+00:00

India's growing geopolitical importance on display as China and Afghanistan make high-level visits

Iran hangs alleged U.S., Israeli spies

2013-05-19T12:17:58+00:00

State radio said two men were executed after being convicted of spying for Mossad and the CIA

Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter

2013-05-19T05:17:00+00:00

Syrian president said in a newspaper interview that he won't step down before elections

Brief panic as blanks fired during Cannes TV show

2013-05-19T04:22:26+00:00

Live TV broadcast at the festival was briefly interrupted when what sounded like gunshots sent people scurrying for cover

Plane catches fire landing in Moscow

2013-05-18T22:21:27+00:00

Boeing 737 carrying more than 130 people caught fire as Russian carrier was landing at airport

North Korea fires short-range missiles, South Korea says

2013-05-18T15:20:42+00:00

Intent of North's action unclear during period of tentative diplomacy aimed as easing tensions

French President Signs Same-Sex Marriage Into Law

2013-05-18T06:15:10+00:00

Parliament had passed the legislation in April, but the main opposition party challenged its constitutionality. A ruling by the Constitutional Council Friday paved the way for President Francois Hollande's official blessing.� E-Mail This�� Add to Del.icio.us

U.N. panel: Sanctions delaying NKorea nuke program

2013-05-18T03:15:47+00:00

Panel's report provides further information on the north's attempts to evade four rounds of tough U.N. sanctions

U.K. police announce new leads in missing girl case

2013-05-18T01:19:35+00:00

British authorities are investigating new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, missing since 2007 at age 3

Toronto Mayor Blames Newspaper For Cocaine Video

2013-05-18T01:15:26+00:00

The Toronto Star says its reporters have seen a video that purportedly shows Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine.� E-Mail This�� Add to Del.icio.us

A Big Chill for French Cuisine

2013-05-18T00:47:00+00:00

A steady increase in labor costs and food prices in France has fueled an unexpected phenomenon: Many restaurants can no longer afford to prepare meals from fresh ingredients in their own kitchens.

Wed Your Rapist? Indian Women on Trial

2013-05-18T00:31:30+00:00

As India soul searches after a spate of horrifying sexual assaults, prominent lawyers, women's advocates and even judges say that sexist views among some judges thwart justice.

Embassy Threats Grow in Mideast

2013-05-18T00:16:21+00:00

The U.S. is seeing a spike in al Qaeda-related terror plots and threats against its embassies in Libya, Yemen and Egypt, say current and former U.S. officials citing domestic and foreign intelligence reports.

Bean-counters will never understand the transcendent value of art or religion | Giles Fraser

2013-05-17T22:45:01+00:00

Art and religion are too important to be placed in the hands of those who seek reductionist explanations of their value"In a situation where miserable reality can be changed only through economic growth, the concern with aesthetics demands justification." These are very nearly the first words of The Aesthetic Dimension,...

Unthinkable? Putting the second world war to rest | Editorial

2013-05-17T22:35:35+00:00

Britain still nurses some deep official collective need to remember epochal conflictsThis week, it was the Dambusters – their wartime air raids against German dams commemorated once again, 70 years on. Last week, it was the Arctic convoys — their survivors gathering in the Highlands, again 70 years on from...

Exit Europe from the left | Bob Crow

2013-05-17T22:34:55+00:00

Most Britons dislike the European Union. If trade unions don't articulate their concerns, the hard right willFor years the electorate has�overwhelmingly opposed Britain's membership of the European Union – particularly those who work for a living. Yet�while movements in other countries that are critical of the EU are led by...

Nigeria: states of emergency | Editorial

2013-05-17T22:34:43+00:00

The question behind President Goodluck Jonathan's declaration this week is not why – it is howBoko Haram, a jihadi group seeking to establish a sharia-based state in northern Nigeria, has made little secret of the fact that it regards itself not only at war with the Nigerian state, and its...

Don't be fooled by Google's Prius-driving babyfacery | Marina Hyde

2013-05-17T22:34:24+00:00

Young tech firms would have us believe they represent a new model of business. Too often, their tax affairs tell a different storyWhenever I think of those iconoclasts at Google, changing the very essence of business one totally awesome logo doodle at a time, I remember a New York Times...

Yes, the men of my father's generation were better at being men | Ian Jack

2013-05-17T22:33:56+00:00

Diane Abbott says the UK is facing a 'crisis of masculinity', with young men brought up on a diet of drugs and pornography, but it's a lack of love that really separates the generationsAccording to Diane Abbott, Britain is facing a crisis of masculinity. In a�speech made on Thursday under...