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To the barricades? French rally behind far-left candidate's fighting wordsJean Luc Mélenchon has suddenly become the No. 3 French presidential candidate, whipping up crowds with his robust leftist rhetoric in a tough election season.
Expert Q&A: Who is Hafiz Saeed and why the $10 million bounty? For a clearer picture of who Mr. Saeed is, the Monitor talked with a noted scholar and author on the region.
9/11 trial to resume at Guantánamo, ending quest for civilian trialThe Pentagon yesterday authorized five 9/11 suspects, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, to be tried in a military commission on the US base in Guantánamo Bay.
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.
- Censored: 5 plays and novels banned around the globe Censorship of the arts has a long history, from ancient Greece to present-day Thailand. Here is a list of five plays and novels banned, for a variety of reasons, in regions across the globe.
- A fabled city of the Sahara: How much do you know about Timbuktu?
Timbuktu has a reputation in Western society as a distant, mysterious city. But it is a real place, and is back in the news after Tuareg rebels seized the city and implemented sharia. Can you separate Timbuktu's myth from reality?
Hitched to Qatar's rising star, Al Jazeera takes a bumpy ride skywardAl Jazeera's relationship with Qatar's emir, who founded the channel in 1996, has drawn more criticism as Qatar takes an increasingly prominent role in the region.
Is Iran's proposal to hold nuke talks in Syria, Iraq, or China brinksmanship?Iran's suggestions of alternative sites raised the possibility of complications to get talks under way as expected on April 13 between Iran and envoys from the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany.
Moscow Ambassador McFaul's 'reset' with Kremlin stumblesMichael McFaul's appointment as US ambassador to Russia was expected to be a home run, but he has ruffled feathers and the Kremlin is lashing out.
- German powerhouse leaves working mothers behind
Germany's traditional family policies have forced German women to choose between a career and motherhood. The consequences could slow its economic momentum.
Deadly blast at Somali theater mars Mogadishu's budding peaceAt least 10 people were killed in a suicide bombing at Somalia's national theater in Mogadishu. The capital of the wartorn country had been experiencing a revival of sorts.
Pakistani militant taunts US: 'I will be in Lahore tomorrow'The day after the US announced a $10 million bounty on him, Hafiz Mohammad Saeed gave a press conference near Pakistan's military headquarters.
A growing answer to rising seas: floating homesHomes, hospitals, even prisons and golf courses may be built over the water as architects cope with rising sea levels that will affect coastal cities around the world.
Suicide bomber kills six in Somali capitalThe militant Islamist group Al Shabab is claiming responsibility for the attack that targeted senior government officials Wednesday.
Netanyahu says Iran sanctions aren't working. His UN ambassador disagrees.Who to believe?
France arrests 10 suspected militants in latest post-Toulouse raidsWhile President Nicolas Sarkozy denies the crackdown on alleged Islamist militants in France has anything to do with last month's shootings in Toulouse, today's raids were the second series since the incident.
- Fantasy football fans: Do you know where your favorite apps are made?
Last season’s popular Facebook fantasy football app was developed in Karachi, Pakistan, a city known more for its chronic ethnic and sectarian bloodshed than football.
Did James Murdoch jump from BskyB before he was pushed?James Murdoch, son of billionaire Rupert Murdoch, stepped down as chairman of News Corps BskyB satellite broadcaster, as two investigations into the family business near their conclusion.
For FARC hostages, a combined hundred years of solitudeThe FARC released 10 hostages yesterday, each held for over a decade. The release was a step in the right direction, says Colombia's president, but a peace deal is not imminent.
- 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.
