Tag: Docudharma Times

Hurricane Alex slams northeast Mexico

Biologists find ‘dead zones’ around BP oil spill in Gulf

USA

Banned Trailers Return for Latest Gulf Disaster

Pentagon recommends Medal of Honor for a living soldier

Europe

Plea to overturn ban on school crucifixes

Europe tightens the screw on cash bonuses for bankers

Middle East

Iraq looks to spectacular oil boom to revive its political fortunes

The anatomy of an attack on Iran

Asia

China takes softly-softly approach in effort to boost Tibet’s economy

Children, aged 5, used to plant Taliban bombs in Afghanistan

Africa

Congo war leaves legacy of sexual violence against women

Latin America

Ex-police commander held in Michoacan ambush

Ireland struggles with high cost of austerity

Coral: Lost at sea?

USA

Kagan may get confirmed, but Thurgood Marshall can forget it

Supreme Court sides with school over Christian group ban

Europe

Greeks to protest austerity measures in fifth nationwide strike

Chinese gangs step into gap left by mafia

Middle East

Barred from Jerusalem for crime of being Palestinian

Sympathy for the Turkish devil

Asia

Right-to-Know Law Gives India’s Poor a Lever

Mobile services suspended, curfew still in place in Kashmir

Africa

Violence scars Burundi election

Latin America

Leading politician Rodolfo Torre Cantú murdered in Mexico

Mississippi officials slam Coast Guard as BP oil hits shores

Will Sean Duffy of ‘The Real World’ be picked to serve in the House?

USA

Labor’s New Critics: Old Allies in Elected Office

A floating city springs up to contain gulf oil spill

Europe

Made in his own image: The Catholic Church faces another scandal

Safety Net Frays in Spain, as Elsewhere in Europe

Middle East

Iranian ships could join wave of flotillas to Gaza, says Hamas chief

The roots of Israeli exceptionalism

Asia

North Korea threatens to bolster nuclear capability

Kyrgyzstan OKs constitution after ethnic unrest

Latin America

Mexican state security minister can’t trust her own police

Senate Democrats poised to start energy bill

US celebrities use reality cinema to fight power of gossip bloggers

USA

Both Sides in California’s Gay Marriage Fight See a Long Court Battle Ahead

In ‘Restrepo,’ the Afghan war’s brutality as viewed through the soldier’s scope

Europe

Berlusconi braced for verdict over ally’s ‘Mafia links’

EU to ban selling eggs by dozen

Middle East

Gaza factories remain paralysed despite Israel pledge to ease blockade

Palestinian says women’s rights forgotten in Gaza

Asia

Hamid Karzai given timetable by G8 to tackle corruption in Afghanistan

Meet Zhang Xin, China’s self-made billionairess

Africa

Africa still a World Cup winner despite humiliation on the pitch for its teams

Guinea set for first free vote

Is it time to consider barring BP from federal oil leases?

How ‘Rolling Stone’ was able to bring down a general

USA

Closing Guantánamo Fades as a Priority

Lawmakers guide Dodd-Frank bill for Wall Street reform into homestretch

Europe

France’s National Front: Will Marine Le Pen take the reins?

Middle East

ElBaradei leads anti-torture rally

Dark days for Iraq as power crisis bites

Asia

India seeks a symbol for the rupee to underline its economic power

China rewrites history of Korean War

Africa

Playing for Africa, Ghana faces US at World Cup

For African soccer, days of juju men have mostly passed

Latin America

Mexico nabs alleged Sinaloa cartel leader

Pakistan Is Said to Pursue a Foothold in Afghanistan

Where are the women to rock the music industry?

USA

House-Senate panel works to move financial regulation bill to Obama

Q&A: Did U.S. reject foreign help on gulf oil spill cleanup?

Europe

Parcel bomb kills Greek security minister’s aide

Revealed: How ‘zero-grazing’ is set to bring US-style factory farming to Britain

Middle East

Egypt’s denial of police brutality in Khalid Said death spurs fresh protest

Dubai’s ambitions soar with new airport

Asia

Korean war 60 years on: Haven in South for young defectors from North

Campaigners dismiss Bhopal compensation as insufficient

Africa

The African paradox: Big players, shame about the teams

Deadlock over Zimbabwe ‘blood diamond’ trade

A rapid-fire chain of events led to Gen. McChrystal’s downfall

Kabaddi seeks to move into international arena

USA

Debate Over Industry Role in Educating Doctors

Apparent suicide by fishing boat captain underlines oil spill’s emotional toll

Europe

Picasso, Manet and Matisse – auctions revel in Europe’s richest art sales

Merkel rejects Obama warnings that cuts will damage global recovery

Middle East

Robert Fisk: Ghosts from the past: Syria’s 30 years of fear

UN chief says East Jerusalem demolition plan ‘illegal’

Asia

Australia’s gets new PM in British-born Julia Gillard as Rudd steps down

Japanese most holiday-deprived nation

Africa

Burundi election lacks critical ingredient: presidential candidates

Latin America

El Salvador president under fire

Despite spill, deep-water drilling is here to stay

Aaron McGruder’s ‘Boondocks’ lampoons Tyler Perry

USA

Poll Finds Deep Concern About Energy and Economy

Wikileaks plans to release files about deadly U.S. airstrike on Afghan civilians

Europe

I have support of Vatican, says cardinal accused of corruption

Google ‘faces legal action in France’ over Street View

Middle East

Kurdish rebels suspected of Istanbul bus bombing

Crossings ready for more Gaza goods

Asia

Pakistan conflicted over targeting rising extremists in its heartland

Kashmir on a knife edge once again after security forces kill three youths

Africa

‘Blood diamond’ activist kept in Zimbabwe jail

Latin America

Brazil floods: 1,000 missing, 39 dead

BP oil spill: leak found in rig weeks before blast

The Periodic Table: Top of the charts

USA

BP, Transocean tap a well of Washington lobbyists and consultants

Red light camera pact would need exemption from Arizona boycott

Europe

Poland rejects Jaroslaw Kaczynski as exit polls give Bronislaw Komorowski lead in presidential election

Russia cuts off gas supply to Belarus over unpaid bill

Middle East

Iran bans two UN nuclear inspectors from country

Asia

China’s housing boom spells trouble for boyfriends

Ink Gushes in Japan’s Media Landscape

Africa

A Draft of the Past Remains on Tap in Egypt

Rights group calls to halt Zimbabwe diamond trade

Latin America

Juan Manuel Santos wins Colombia presidential election

U.S. once again cast as world’s consumer of last resort

The internet: Everything you ever need to know

USA

Cost of Seizing Fannie and Freddie Surges for Taxpayers

Louisiana oystermen worry that BP payout won’t be enough

Europe

Teenager-repellent ‘mosquito’ must be banned, says Europe

Poles pick successor to President killed in crash

Middle East

For the love of Neda: Iran angered by new film

Turkey’s PM Erdogan vows to ‘annihilate’ PKK rebels

Asia

In Pakistan’s tribal zone, a ruthless war against the Taliban has driven more than a million from their homes

Kyrgyzstan bloodshed: Princeling Maxim Bakiyev and the alleged phone conversation

Africa

What a difference FIFA makes

Anti-Taliban tribal militias come with baggage

World Cup fans champion beer as breakfast choice

USA

Peddling Relief, Industry Puts Debtors in a Deeper Hole

U.S. military criticized for purchase of Russian copters for Afghan air corps

Europe

Lavish royal wedding stirs up Sweden’s republicans

Germany and France examine ‘two-tier’ euro

Middle East

Police building attacked in Yemen

Does Israel suffer from ‘Iranophobia’?

Asia

Strikes threaten China’s status as the factory of the world

UN launches $71m appeal for Kyrgyzstan refugee crisis

Africa

Rwanda frees US lawyer

FIFA making enemies at World Cup in South Africa

With Criminal Charges for Oil Spill, Costs to BP Could Soar

Arlington National Cemetery headstones found lining stream bed

USA

Obama’s Gulf Coast restoration plan is short on details

Former members of Congress lament current partisanship

Europe

Spain: the new crisis in Euroland

Deadly flash floods hit France

Middle East

Israel says it will ease Gaza land blockade

US adds individuals and companies to Iran blacklist

Asia

Kyrgyz conflict an ‘immense crisis’

Pakistan seethes at bad-boy image

Africa

Seats to spare – but Fifa won’t let South Africans fill them

US professor Peter Erlinder seeks bail for Rwanda genocide denial charges

Latin America

Venezuelan TV boss flees ‘regime of terror’