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Faced with Breivik's unflinching account, Norway surprises world with its civilityA reporter covering Anders Behring Breivik's trial marvels at the degree of civility Norwegians have shown him, considering the brutality of the July 2011 terror attacks and his lack of remorse.
Renaming Al Qaeda to Tanthim al-Jihadi litahrir al-aksa wa-tawhid al-Umma?According to newly released documents, Osama bin Laden mulled renaming Al Qaeda amid worries that the terrorist group had become a tarnished brand.
- Growing like gangbusters, Turkey says Western economies need 'serious reforms'
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan warned Friday that the US and Europe were not doing enough to resolve the core causes of the global economic slowdown.
Another courageous casualty in Pakistan, journalism's most dangerous countryMurtaza Razvi, an editor at one of Pakistan's leading English newspapers, was murdered in Karachi yesterday. He was one of many journalists I met on a recent trip who have refused to give up their work despite threats.
Chronicle of a trial foretold: Breivik is following his manifesto's scriptAnders Behring Breivik's manifesto includes instructions on what a 'Templar' should do if tried in a European court.
Why does Norway's Breivik invoke the Knights Templar?Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a twin terror attack in Norway last July, claims to be a member of a reborn 'Knights Templar.' What's the symbolism?
Is Russia now the strongest backer of peace in Syria?Russia has emerged as a strong backer of Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria, and is now hammering Western nations for not doing enough to support it.
In Milan, more residents answer to Hu than FerrariA list of the most common names in Milan revealed the extent to which immigration has changed the character of the business-oriented city.
Italy goes big to save Venice as it sinks into the seaA multibillion-dollar flood-prevention system will be put in place starting next year, a decade after the project began.
Soccer player defects from Cuba, requests asylum in USSoccer player defects: A Cuban national soccer player disappeared while his team was playing in an Olympic soccer tournament in Tennessee.
Google, an underdog in Asia, lays plans for Taiwan data centerTaiwan gets Internet traffic easily from the United States. I sits at the ends of undersea cables that extend directly from North America before branching off to other parts of Asia.
Thai censors say out, damned spot, out to Macbeth film adaptationThe maker of 'Shakespeare Must Die' is appealing the decision, but Thai bureaucrats are nervous about the movie's political overtones.
- Did Caravaggio meet a grisly end - with the Vatican's complicity?
Citing documents from the Vatican Secret Archives, an Italian historian argues that 17th-century documents reveal Renaissance artist Caravaggio was assassinated by the Knights of Malta.
Rome cracks down on marauding centurionsThe city has given a deadline of April 6 for the tourist terrors to clear away from the Colosseum area.
- Help for land-mine victims in Kabul
After three decades of war, Afghanistan is littered with land mines. A nonprofit employs disabled land-mine victims to make demining equipment, and funds rehabilitation clinics.
A Jewish synagogue makes a comeback in LebanonThe last remaining synagogue in Beirut is undergoing restoration, and will soon host its first rabbi in nearly 40 years. Only 150 members of the Jewish community remain in Lebanon.
- Pedals, gears, and poles: India's makeshift wheelchairs
Thousands of disabled commuters navigate busy streets of New Delhi in wheelchairs that look like bikes, powering themselves with their hands and steering with a metal pole.
Why an Italian lawmaker's phone call trumps Obama's speechItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti's decision to take a call from an Italian lawmaker during President Barack Obama's speech highlights the tentativeness of his claim to authority.
A seat at history's counter in Greensboro, N.C.The Woolworth lunch counter where students protested against desegregation in 1960 recently became the International Civil Rights Center & Museum.
- Traditional Tanzanian music falls in popularity, but demands preservation
Muziki wa dansi music was inspired by Tanzanian national pride after its independence in the 1960s. Today, a heritage project is trying to archive the unique music for future generations.
