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Entire Office Unsure What To Do About Bawling Coworker

ISSUE 45•45 | 11.06.09 | News

FINDLAY,OH—The entire office staff of Altman & Hanson Accounting remained utterly baffled as to what, if anything, should be done in response to the prominent sobbing coming from the cubicle of 36-year-old clerk Jack Underwood, sources reported today. more»
Liechtenstein, Andorra Forced To Fight By Larger Countries

ISSUE 45•37 | 09.11.09 | News

HELSINKI—"They have to do it for real, though; they can't just declare a cease-fire after 20 minutes,” German chancellor Angela Merkel said. "And no cyberwars either. We want real bullets, real people. We'll know if they're just circling around each other pretending to fight." more»
I'm The U.N. Undersecretary Your Mother Warned You About

ISSUE 43•50 | 12.12.07 | Commentary

From the moment I showed up at the General Assembly, the other countries knew I was trouble. They took one look at my three- button navy suit... more»
In The Know: Situation In Nigeria Seems Pretty Complex

ISSUE 43•39 | 09.27.07 | In The Know

Panelists discuss the complicated issues facing Nigeria or Niger. more»
Bush Texting While Mahmoud Abbas Speaks

ISSUE 43•30 | 07.24.07 | News in Photos
Boris Yeltsin Dead

ISSUE 43•17 | 04.25.07 | American Voices

Boris Yeltsin, the first democratically elected president in Russia after the fall of the Communist regime, died early Monday. What do you... more»
Heroic Secret Service Agent Takes Question Intended For Bush

ISSUE 43•13 | 03.28.07 | News

WASHINGTON, DC—Agent Anthony Panucci dives in between the president and a hostile reporter. more»
Castro Leaves Hospital Two Years Younger, Four Inches Taller

ISSUE 43•06 | 02.07.07 | News in Photos
Ailing Castro Begins 750,000 Last Words

ISSUE 43•05 | 01.30.07 | News in Brief

HAVANA—With his condition reportedly deteriorating, Cuban President Fidel Castro called top members of Cuba's National Assembly to his side... more»
Bush Rushing To Get Nation In Order Before Hu Jintao's Visit

ISSUE 43•04 | 01.22.07 | News

WASHINGTON, DC—"Goodness," said Bush, wiping his brow after swabbing agricultural runoff along the Ohio River. "How do people live in this filthy country?" more»
Annan Criticizes Bush

ISSUE 42•50 | 12.14.06 | American Voices

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan used his farewell address to criticize the Bush Administration for turning its back on human rights and... more»
Dictator Slays Millions In Last-Minute Push To Be Time's Man Of The Year

ISSUE 42•50 | 12.13.06 | News

RANGON, MYANMAR Although Than Shwe is considered a sadistic and merciless tyrant within the borders of Myanmar, his human-rights abuses have long been ignored in the international media. more»
Chile's Pinochet Dead

ISSUE 42•49 | 12.12.06 | American Voices

Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died Sunday at 91. What do you think? more»
World Leaders

ISSUE 42•50 | 12.12.06 | Slideshow
Bolton Steps Down

ISSUE 42•49 | 12.06.06 | American Voices

John Bolton, the American delegate to the UN, will step down when the current term runs out. What do you think? more»
Iraqi Leaders Call For Moment Of Violence During Ramadan

ISSUE 42•42 | 10.17.06 | News

BAGHDAD—"In this time of fasting and contemplation, we should ponder the mutual rage, hatred, and bloodlust that we all share," said Sunni separatist Omar Muhammed Bakr. more»
Bloodless Thai Coup

ISSUE 42•38 | 09.22.06 | American Voices

Thailand went through a bloodless coup while the President was out in the United States to address the United Nations. That do you think? more»
Cubans: New Dictator Doing It All Wrong

ISSUE 42•36 | 09.06.06 | News in Brief

HAVANA—Citing the lack of rambling six-hour speeches, cessation of random closings of entire industrial sectors, as well as a failure to... more»
North Korea Keeps Nukes

ISSUE 42•28 | 07.18.06 | American Voices

North Korea recently rejected a UN resolution demanding the cessation of its nuclear weapons program. What do you think? more»
Hussein Judge Hoping For Fair, Speedy Assassination

ISSUE 42•26 | 06.23.06 | News in Brief

BAGHDAD—Rauf Abdel Rahman, the chief judge in the ongoing trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, told Arabic news channel al-Jazeera... more»
Kim Jong-Il Doesn't Know How He Keeps Winning Lottery

ISSUE 42•23 | 06.07.06 | News in Brief

PYONGYANG—After winning his ninth $10 million lottery jackpot in as many weeks, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il continues to be "stunned" by... more»
Iran's President Offers Advice

ISSUE 42•19 | 05.11.06 | American Voices

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent President Bush an 18-page letter of suggestions for resolving current international issues. What do... more»
Hussein Court Shocked By Ironclad Alibi

ISSUE 42•18 | 05.03.06 | News in Brief

BAGHDAD—Defense attorneys for Saddam Hussein claimed Monday the former dictator could not have signed a 1984 order to kill 148 Shiites... more»
Slobodan Milosevic Dead

ISSUE 42•10 | 03.14.06 | American Voices

Former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic died in prison before a verdict in his four-year trial for genocide and war crimes could be rendered. What... more»
November 27, 1979

ISSUE 41•48 | 11.30.05 | History

Sadat, Begin Celebrate Peace Treaty With All-Night Coke Orgy At Studio 54 more»
Venezuela Offers Oil To Poor In Massachusetts

ISSUE 41•47 | 11.29.05 | American Voices

Under an agreement with Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, the poor in Massachusetts will receive cheap heating oil this winter. What do you... more»
Bush Targeted Al-Jazeera?

ISSUE 41•47 | 11.28.05 | American Voices

According to a leaked memo, President Bush talked about targeting the headquarters of Arabic news station Al-Jazeera in a meeting with Tony Blair in... more»
November 22, 1963

ISSUE 41•47 | 11.23.05 | History

Kennedy Slain By CIA, Mafia, Castro, LBJ, Teamsters, Freemasons more»
Hussein Trial Developments

ISSUE 41•42 | 10.19.05 | Infographic

This week, Saddam Hussein began his first trial before an Iraqi tribunal, where he faces charges of an alleged 1982 massacre. What are some early developments in the trial? more»
First Female Chancellor Of Germany

ISSUE 43•19 ISSUE 41•41 | 10.14.05 | American Voices

The Christian Democrat Party's Angela Merkel has been elected chancellor of Germany, the first woman to hold that post. What do you think? more»