Syria’s emergency law enshrines the autocratic nature of the Assad dynasty’s rule.
Syria’s Emergency Law Set for Repeal, Says Assad Adviser
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Lasting Legacy, 100 Years Later
Death on the job was a routine hazard for American workers a century ago. About 100 workers, on average, died every day as mines collapsed, ships sank, trains crashed and factories burned
Seoul: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours — Introduction
Death on the job was a routine hazard for American workers a century ago. About 100 workers, on average, died every day as mines collapsed, ships sank, trains crashed and factories burned
Campus Smoking Bans? Some Saying ‘Lighten Up’
At many colleges, smokers are being run not just out of school buildings but off the premises. On Nov
Arab Spring: Is a Revolution Starting Up in Syria?
Updated: March 20, 2011 Has the wave of popular revolts rocking the Arab world finally reached Syria, one of the region’s most policed states, a country its young president boasted was “immune” from calls for freedom, democracy and accountable government? Or were the unprecedentedly large protests on Friday just a one-off
Amanda Knox Murder Trial: Verdict by Friday?
Lawyers in Italy have now fired their best shots at Amanda Knox, the Seattle exchange student accused of killing her British roommate, explaining the murder of Meredith Kercher in terms of saint vs. sinner
Tuition Hikes: Protests in California and Elsewhere
Facing reductions in state funding, public universities from Michigan to Arizona to North Carolina have slashed budgets and hiked tuition. The most extreme case is California where University of California regents voted this week to increase tuition a whopping 32% to more than $10,000 annually — a three-fold increase in a decade.
Will Minorities Get Enough Out of the Economic Stimulus?
Miami’s poorer residents have long complained that the city’s meager public-transit system makes it harder for them to get to work. So when the Obama Administration announced the $787 billion stimulus plan earlier this year, many hoped some of that money would help fund plans like an expansion of Miami’s undersized Metrorail system — especially a 10-mile northern extension that would reach into predominantly African-American and other minority communities largely cut off from downtown and other employment centers
France’s Chirac to face corruption trial
Former French President Jacques Chirac must stand trial on corruption charges, French public radio reported Friday.
Afghan, Pakistani and Indian ambassadors unite against terrorism
Three U.N. ambassadors on the front lines of the fight against radical Islamist terrorism presented a united front Thursday against extremism in an unprecedented joint public appearance on a major television news program