Israel At 60: Parties, PM Corruption Inquiry, Protests
Israel celebrated the 60th anniversary of its creation today with fireworks, air force flyovers and street parties, but the atmosphere of heady jubilation was marred by doubts over future security a...
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World Briefing | Africa: Comoros: African-Backed Forces Take Rebel Island
Hundreds of soldiers from the African Union and Comoros seized rebel-held Anjouan, one of the three islands that make up the archipelago nation, and the government said its renegade leader, Col. Moham...
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Eradicate Malaria? Doubters Fuel Debate
Some people have lauded Bill and Melinda Gates’s call to eradicate malaria as inspirational; others call it noble but quixotic....
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World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: Gul Falls Short, For Now
In a first round of voting, Abdullah Gul, the foreign minister, fell short of the two-thirds majority needed in Parliament to become president....
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A Programming Language Like Playing With Blocks
Scratch is like a multimedia sandbox, where children 8 and up are welcomed as media producers....
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