There is an old Arabic proverb: “My brother and I against my cousin, but my cousin and I against the stranger.” It didn’t hold true in Iraq for long.
After Six Years of War, Iraq’s Future Remains Clouded
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Families find little comfort at Afghan children’s hospital
Babies lie side by side in warming beds or sprawled on blankets atop crude wooden tables. Children with wounds and broken bones are carried in by their parents to wait on stiff plastic chairs. Outside, coughing youngsters squat on the pavement with their anxious families, waiting for care
Upscale restaurant offers free meal to Madoff victims
Victims fleeced by Bernard Madoff’s investment scheme may be forgiven for being wary of a something-for-nothing offer. But through Saturday, a New York City restaurant is offering them the real thing: a free three-course meal
Natasha Richardson dies after ski fall
Natasha Richardson, a film star, Tony-winning stage actress and member of the famed Redgrave acting family, died Wednesday after suffering injuries in a ski accident, according to a family statement. She was 45. Richardson, wife of actor Liam Neeson, was injured Monday in a fall on a ski slope at a Quebec resort about 80 miles northwest of Montreal
‘Minor’ head injuries can turn serious rapidly, experts say
A blow to the head that at first seems minor and does not result in immediate pain or other symptoms can in fact turn out to be a life-threatening brain injury, experts tell CNN. It’s very common for someone who’s had a fall or been in a car accident to appear perfectly lucid just after the impact but then to suddenly, rapidly deteriorate, Dr. Carmelo Graffagnino, director of Duke University Medical Center’s Neurosciences Critical Care Unit, told CNN
Superheroes rise in tough times
America faces an economic calamity.
Dungeon trial: Fritzl changes plea to guilty on all charges
Josef Fritzl, who had been accused of keeping his daughter in a cellar for decades and fathering her seven children, changed his plea to guilty to all the charges made against him Wednesday in an Austrian court. Fritzl had already pleaded guilty to incest and other charges, but previously denied charges of murder and enslavement.
Octomom brings two of her babies home
Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets in January, brought two of her babies home from the hospital late Tuesday.
Nigerian’s scam nets 19-year sentence
A college student in Nigeria has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for scamming an Australian woman out of $47,000 online by pretending to be a widowed white businessman desperately in love with her.
Humbled banker parts with yuppie past
Ernie Casillas lived the good life as he doled out millions of dollars in loans in California. The former banker drove fancy cars and took extravagant vacations