| As Ugly as It Gets It’s shameful for Brazil and Turkey, nascent democracies, to embrace the Iranian president, who crushes democracy. nytimes.com |
Video and Roundup on Iraqi Politics and Security A roundup of Iraq political news as American forces prepare for the Aug. 31 drawdown deadline. feeds.nytimes.com |
In Kabul, a Service for Slain Aid Workers If there was a theme to the memorial service, which was self-consciously non-religious, it was the thought that these were people who died doing something they believed in passionately, and the best way to honor them was to keep at it. feeds.nytimes.com |
Clinton Seeks Iran Humanitarian Gesture on Hikers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran should free two remaining U.S. citizens held on suspicion of spying as a "significant humanitarian gesture" after releasing one this week on bail, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Middle East: United Arab Emirates: Canada Holds Suspect in Killing of Hamas Militant The Canadian police have arrested a suspect in the assassination of a Hamas militant in Dubai but offered no information on the matter, the police chief of Dubai, Dahi Khalfan Tamim, said Tuesday. feeds.nytimes.com |