Afghan Presidential Election A Celebration Of All Forms Of Government 11.11.09

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN—"This election has proved to the world that Afghanistan is capable of conducting free, barely free, and not-so-free elections in which some or all forms of government are embraced," said President Hamid Karzai. more»

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Middle East Small Talks To Focus On Getting Israel, Palestine To Discuss Weather 11.18.09

LONDON—According to State Department officials, the violently clashing peoples of Israel and Palestine have agreed to resume small talks this week in an effort to move toward eventually...
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Liechtenstein, Andorra Forced To Fight By Larger Countries 09.11.09

HELSINKI—Members of the Group of Eight, the forum for the world's most powerful industrialized nations, held a special session Tuesday to discuss how best to prod the European microstates of...
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Haiti Makes Bid For 2216 Olympics 09.04.09

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI—Emphasizing the country's warm tropical climate, vibrant culture, and long-term plans to cultivate farmland capable of sustaining actual crops, the Haitian Olympic...
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Socialites Without Borders Teach Rwandans How To Mingle 08.25.09

KIGALI, RWANDA—In an effort to provide relief to a people devastated by civil war, genocide, and poverty, members of the humanitarian aid group Socialites Without Borders spent several hours...
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British Royal Family Concerned After Queen Elizabeth II Beheads 7 Tourists 08.21.09

LONDON—Sources close to the British royal family confirmed Tuesday that relatives of Queen Elizabeth II have privately expressed feelings of uneasiness ever since an incident last week in...
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Recent Rise In International Disputes Traced Back To Cute U.N. Tour Guide 07.31.09

NEW YORK—A recent spate of diplomatic conflicts around the globe has been linked to the hiring of an attractive tour guide by the United Nations, sources at the international organization's...
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Investigators Determine Air France Disaster Caused By Plane Crash 06.19.09

PARIS—After more than two weeks of analyzing flight records, cockpit radio transmissions, and floating ocean debris, investigators determined Thursday that the tragic events of Air France...
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Monument Designer To See If Some Other Country Wants To Buy Rejected War Memorial 05.20.09

LEESBURG, VA—Explaining that her design is not necessarily war-specific, Claire Dunham has begun shopping around a rejected memorial she originally created to honor soldiers who lost their...
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