World News & Opinion
Church under fire: The Scientology building in Los Angeles
(Corbis/Paul Mounce)
The end of Scientology?
Fined for fraud in France, embarrassed on 'Nightline', and dumped by a Hollywood director—what’s next for Scientology?
Matthew Hoh: Leaving Afghanistan
A war hero and foreign service officer resigned, saying Afghanistan is unwinnable. Should we listen?
What the Iraq bombings mean
Are devastating, synchronized car bombings a sign that Iraqi forces can't keep citizens safe?
Iran: Hope for a nuclear deal?
The significance of a proposal to get enriched uranium out of Iran
The Vatican’s Anglican lure
What the pope gets by welcoming disgruntled Anglicans, including married priests, into the Catholic Church
Afghan re-vote: Credibility at last?
What Hamid Karzai's agreement to submit to a runoff does for the image of the Kabul government
Afghanistan: Should Obama wait?
Hamid Karzai agrees to a run-off, removing an obstacle to Obama's decision on sending more troops
Iran’s nuclear poker game
Who has the better hand in Iranian nuclear-fuel swap talks between the U.S. and Iran?
Hamid Karzai's election setback
What the Afghan president's resistance to a runoff means for his country, and for President Obama
The baby stroller train video
Does the clip showing a 6-month-old getting run over by a subway train, and surviving, prove that miracles happen?
Moscow's ban on snow
Mayor Yir Luzhkov plans to to use military jets to blast clouds so they'll drop their snow elsewhere.
Pakistan’s escalating Taliban war
Does a series of audacious attacks mean the Taliban and other militants could seize the nuclear-armed state?
Why the Nobel judges love Obama
Is it really so surprising that the president won the Nobel Peace Prize?
Miss Plastic Hungary
Is it wrong to hold a beauty pageant exclusively for women who have had cosmetic surgery?
Will Silvio Berlusconi ever give up?
Italy's prime minister shrugs it off when a high court overturns a law protecting him from corruption charges
Should Obama turn down the Nobel?
What Obama would gain from declining the Nobel Peace Prize—and from accepting it
The fatwa on fake-virginity kits
Conservative Muslims in Egypt try to ban a device designed to fool men on their wedding nights
Is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Jewish?
What it means if the Iranian president and Holocaust denier has Jewish roots
Should Obama meet with the Dalai Lama?
How postponing a meeting to avoid angering China affects the people of Tibet
Mommy wars: Whose kids are healthier?
A British study says children of working moms don't eat as well as kids whose mothers stay home.
