How Netanyahu and the White House differ on Iran’s nuclear program

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress on March 3, focusing on the dangers of Iran's nuclear program, and the threat it poses his country. The planned speech is laden with controversy: the White House sees it as a deliberate attempt to undermine U.S. negotiations with Tehran; other critics believe […]

















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An entire Hungarian village is up for rent, including horses, cows and a bus stop

Located 110 miles southwest of Budapest, the Hungarian village of Megyer has four streets (two of them paved), seven "peasant style" houses (fully furnished), a mayor's office and a cultural center. And all of it could all be yours for a meager 690 euros -- about $750 -- a day, according to the Associated Press. […]

















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China’s feminists stand up against ‘misogynistic’ TV gala

If this year’s Oscars ceremony was marked by a rousing call for wage equality for women, a far more widely watched television show on the other side of the world sent out a very different message. The most widely watched television show on earth, China’s New Year Gala, attracted some 690 million viewers last week […]

















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U.S. military vehicles paraded 300 yards from the Russian border

MOSCOW – U.S. military combat vehicles paraded Wednesday through an Estonian city that juts into Russia, a symbolic act that highlighted the stakes for both sides amid the worst tensions between the West and Russia since the Cold War. The armored personnel carriers and other U.S. Army vehicles that rolled through the streets of Narva, […]

















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The plight of Syria’s vulnerable Christian minority

Before a brutal civil war engulfed Syria, the country was testament to the religious and ethnic diversity of the Middle East. Arabs of different faiths, Kurds, Armenians, Assyrian Christians and others lived side by side, embracing a rather durable Syrian nationalism. But the increasingly sectarian character of the Syrian conflict and the rise of the […]

















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In China, Oscars ceremony touches nerves over Hong Kong, Snowden

For China’s state media, the headline from the Oscars ceremony had to be that the triumph of "Citizenfour," a film based on the exploits of Edward Snowden, had put the U.S. National Security Agency “to shame.” And the news not to be mentioned, unsurprisingly, was Common’s acceptance speech, in which the singer spoke about people […]

















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Crossword: What in the world, this week

This week, 100 people were shortlisted for a one-way trip to Mars in 2024, a major European city came to a standstill after a shooting, and Hindus around the world celebrated a major religious holiday. How closely have you been following the news events? Try our weekly news crossword puzzle to test yourselves. [Note: To […]

















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Is this the high school report card of the head of the Islamic State?

The certificate from Samarra High School for Boys shows a student strong in mathematics and geography. His behavior is marked as “good,” and he has a solid 80 percent average. One may have expected that the young man had a bright future. Instead, it seems, he chose a life in which he presides over mass […]

















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Judge’s immigration ruling doesn’t sit well south of the border

Today was supposed to be the first day that many Mexicans and Central Americans living in the U.S. without documents could start applying for work permits and to avoid deportation. Instead, a ruling Monday by a U.S. district judge caused the administration to temporarily postpone any action.

















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