| Where Iraq Meets Iran, Guards See Shifting Lines At a border outpost, there is little obvious tension between Americans and Iranians, but some cold-war-style gamesmanship is evident. nytimes.com |
Archaeologists find museum under sea TURKISH and Australian archaeologists have discovered a "museum under the sea" at Gallipoli. news.com.au |
Afghan Women: Fearing a Taliban Future Women fear that even the small steps that they have taken so far will be threatened if the Afghan government and Western donors make a peace that does not allow small steps to become larger ones. feeds.nytimes.com |
Afghans protest church's plan to burn Koran HUNDREDS of Afghans railed against the United States and called for President Barack Obama's death at a rally in the capital to denounce an American church's plans to burn the Islamic holy book on 9/11. news.com.au |
Palestinian Dream City Hits Snag From Israel It is billed as a symbol of the future Palestine: a modern, middle-class city of orderly streets, parks and shopping plazas rising in the hills of the West Bank, ready for independence, affluence and peace. feeds.nytimes.com |