Tag: Docudharma Times

Gaza flotilla attack: world unites in condemnation of Israel’s actions

‘Hobbit’ movie in jeopardy as Del Toro quits

USA

Obama administration moves to distance itself from BP on oil spill response

Veterans Affairs wants to be an advocate, not an enemy

Europe

President of Germany forced to quit after Afghan ‘gaffe’

Putin encourages peaceful protests – but beware the police beatings

Middle East

Turkey erupts in protest at Israeli commando raid on Gaza aid ship

Iran ‘pursuing’ further enrichment

Asia

Japan prime minister faces pressure to resign over Okinawa

South Korea dials back tough talk over Cheonan sinking

Latin America

Rescuers dig after Central America storm kills 146

10 Reported Killed as Israel Attacks Boats Headed to Gaza

In a financial crisis, what counts is what works

USA

Holiday weekend is ominous sign of hard times to come for Louisiana beach town

BP’s new plan risks worsening oil spill

Europe

Vatican reaches out to atheists – but not you, Richard Dawkins

Henry II’s mistress returned to righful resting place

Middle East

Iran outflanks Israel in the dark arts of nuclear diplomacy

Israeli filmmaker adopts camel race dream

Asia

Insurgents in Kandahar’s undergrowth drag Nato forces into ‘green hell’

China pins food-security hopes on humble potato

Africa

Egyptian mayor’s ‘lost tomb’ found

Latin America

Colombia election surprise: Juan Manuel Santos routs Antanas Mockus

Gloom grows as BP’s ‘top kill’ effort fails

Korean War documentary, ‘Uncommon Courage: Breakout at Chosin,’ debuts

USA

Gulf Coast Fishermen Fear Disruption of Their Way of Life

Red Dawn is being remade, but China ousts Russia as America’s new enemy

Europe

Keep working: Europe cracks austerity whip

MEPs spend nearly £5 million on foreign fact finding missions

Middle East

Gaza flotilla delayed after mystery faults hit two boats

Israel key to NPT conference on banning nukes

Asia

India’s Communist party faces defeat in its West Bengal heartland

Starving and deluded – yet North Korea is ready for war

Africa

10 million face famine in West Africa

Tribal king of platinum paid for facilities to be used by England’s World Cup squad

Latin America

Jamaica violence: Former prime minister fears indefinite martial law

Options studied for a possible Pakistan strike

Mercury, Edsel Ford’s creation, might shudder to a halt after 71 years

USA

Stock-market roller coaster is hard on the economy’s stomach

BP ‘systemic failure’ endangers Gulf cleanup workers

Europe

New! More unseen photographs from the First World War

Euro plunges as Spain’s debt downgraded

Middle East

Israel vows to halt flotilla aiming to break blockade

UN talks back conference on nuclear-free Middle East

Asia

China faces pressure to act over North Korea at summit

Japan’s Hatoyama, weakened by Okinawa base decision, sacks deputy

Africa

Rwanda: Kagame stands firm. Rights? Yes, but put food on the table first

Blood diamonds: the illicit trade propping up the Mugabe regime

Latin America

Colombia elections: Border town frets about Hugo Chávez trade threats

Estimates of oil leak gush past twice the previous levels; drill permits yanked

World music’s great visa fear

USA

Detecting a crime before it happens

A frustrated White House press corps bites the hand that feeds it

Europe

Your money or your life: £28m lottery winners targeted by the Mafia

Face-to-face again with the secret police landlady who snooped on me

Middle East

Syria accused of arming Hezbollah from secret bases

Tensions rise over Gaza aid fleet

Asia

Rebels blamed as India train crash kills 65

Australia to mount legal bid against Japan whaling

Latin America

Kingston manhunt for Dudus Coke continues as death toll hits 74

BP plays its final card to stop leak: sludge

Tate Modern in display of voyeurism for photography curator’s debut

USA

U.S. withdrawal from Iraq will be on time, Vice President Biden says

U.S. to suspend new exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic

Europe

Sarkozy follows Europe in raising retirement age

Floods cause havoc as beavers bite the land that saves them

Middle East

Hezbollah theme park woos fighters for next war with Israel

Asia

Trampled in a Land Rush, Chinese Push Back

Anti-whaling activist pleads guilty in Tokyo court

Africa

Madagascar water fowl declared extinct

In Somalia’s war, a new challenger is pushing back radical al-Shabab militia

Latin America

In Peru, parole of terrorist American Lori Berenson sparks anger

U.S. Is Said to Expand Secret Military Acts in Mideast Region

Heist-proof museums? U.S. buildings aided by design, location

USA

Obama administration conflicted about relying on BP to stop gulf oil spill

Deal could end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

Europe

Hamish McRae: A savage start? Maybe, but this is just the very beginning

FTSE 100 joins in sharp falls across European stock markets as debt fears dominate

Middle East

Iran ‘ready for new chapter of co-operation’ – UN envoy

Did Israel offer to sell South Africa nuclear weapons?

Asia

North Korean military ‘told to prepare for war’

Former Thai PM charged over Bangkok protests

Africa

Ethiopia election marred by intimidation, say rights group

South Africa’s Julius Malema defends his radical views

Latin America

US warns Jamaica violence could spread outside Kingston

Despite moratorium, drilling projects continue

Cannes film festival: Apichatpong Weerasethakul wins Palme d’Or

USA

Cuts to Child Care Subsidy Thwart More Job Seekers

Federal officials lash out at BP

Europe

Parc de triomphe: country life comes to Paris

Raid on chess power base as rivals vie to play the king

Middle East

Tension mounts as Israel tests its defences

Nuclear whistle-blower back in jail for violating release

Asia

South Korea suspends trade with North Korea over torpedo attack

China-US talks: China vows more currency reform

Latin America

Colombian president’s brother said to have lead death squads

U.S. strategy rests on Kandahar offensive

After keeping us waiting for a century, Mark Twain will finally reveal all

USA

Gulf coast oil slick headed for Grand Isle, Louisiana

Battles brew over Fort Hood shooting suspect’s past

Europe

After 467 years, Copernicus gets a hero’s burial

The European Disunion – will the euro survive?

Middle East

The tragicomedy of Iran sanctions

Asia

Mongolia: Nomadic way of life at risk as harsh winter kills 17% of livestock

Vengeful redshirts threaten tourism

Africa

Crisis as East African states battle over control of Nile

Ethiopia votes in crunch election

Latin America

Signs of a Cover-Up After Killings in a Haitian Prison

In Kandahar, the Taliban targets and assassinates those who support U.S. efforts

Casey Affleck: Killer instincts

USA

As financial overhaul takes shape, it’s crunch time for lobbyists

Stand up to BP and say: ‘You know, I’m not taking your s*** any more

Europe

Cracks appear in EU unity as fears spread for future of the eurozone

Paris art heist: The alarm that didn’t sound, the dog that didn’t bark

Middle East

Qatar’s offer to help rebuild Gaza is snubbed by Netanyahu

Iran, Sun Tzu and the dominatrix  

Asia

Many dead in Indian plane crash

Pakistani Army Major Among 2 New Arrests in Bombing

Africa

Anti-gay laws in Africa are product of American religious exports, say activists

After half-century absence, Black Rhinos fly home to Serengeti

Latin America

Brazil’s diplomacy on Iran points to larger ambitions

Scientists Fault U.S. Response in Assessing Gulf Oil Spill

USA

In the bayou, fish and oil have mixed for decades

350 immigrants held more than 6 months while fighting deportation, U.S. says

Europe

French cabinet unites to pass burka bill that has split country

Euro in danger: Germans trigger panic over future of single curre

Middle East

No release for hikers jailed as American spies, says Iran

Washington burns its bridges with Iran

Asia

North Korea threatens South over report on sinking of warship

Pakistan court orders blocking of Facebook over Muhammad cartoon

Africa

Malawi gay couple sentenced to 14 years in jail

Latin America

Arrest Made in Times Square Bomb Case

USA

Death toll rises as river crests, floods Nashville

BP claims absolute responsibility for oil cleanup

Europe

Volcanic ash cloud forces Ireland to ground all flights on Tuesday morning

Rock to become a hard place for tax dodgers to hide cash

Middle East

Why Yemen’s future threatens to destroy its past

Asia

Sole surviving Mumbai gunman must hang, say prosecutors

South Korea stops just short of blaming North for sinking

Africa

Grandmothers’ summit to put spotlight on Africa’s ‘forgotten victims’ of Aids

Latin America

In Mexico’s drug war, military has to defend reputation, too