Walking into the Khatmul Nabeen Masjid Mosque, you can for a moment forget that you’re in Afghanistan. Beautiful buildings, walkways, flowerbeds and even a grass soccer pitch.
Afghan cleric defends controversial marriage law
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Ethiopia’s Merga wins the Boston Marathon
Ethiopia’s Deriba Merga forgot his Olympic disapointment when he won Monday’s 113th Boston Marathon ahead of Kenyan Daniel Rono and Ryan Hall of America. Merga,, who faded in the heat of Beijing to finish fourth in the 2008 Summer Games, went clear before ‘Heartbreak Hill’ and finished almost a minute clear in two hours eight minutes 42 seconds. Rono clocked 2:09.32 with Hall another eight seconds adrift and the only non-African competitor in a top 10 that included five Kenyans headed by Rono and with Robert Cheruiyot finishing fifth.
Afghanistan to change controversial ‘rape’ law
The Afghan government will change a law that critics say legalizes rape within marriage for Shia Muslims, President Hamid Karzai told CNN Thursday.
Will Iraq Crack Down on Sex Trafficking?
Ravaged by rights groups and upbraided by the U.S.
Jury reaches verdict in Phil Spector retrial
The jury has reached a verdict in the retrial of music legend Phil Spector, who is accused in the 2003 shooting death of an actress at his home in Alahambra, California. The jury is expected to return the verdict in Los Angeles, California, at about 4:30 p.m. ET.
Ambushed in Afghanistan: A Reporter Under Fire
I came to the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Kunar to report a story on what it would take to win this war.
Aging Manson ‘Family’ members long for freedom
Susan Atkins is terminally ill; Charles "Tex" Watson is an ordained minister. They and other members of Charles Manson’s murderous "family" now shun him.
DA: Who buys shoes, then commits suicide?
Music producer Phil Spector, on trial for the second time in connection with the 2003 death of an actress at his home, is "a very dangerous man," a prosecutor told jurors Monday.
China pushes N. Korea on nuke talks
Chinese President Hu Jintao reiterated a call for North Korea to resume nuclear talks during his meeting with North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il. On Thursday Hu urged Kim, who is not related to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, to find a way to continue the six-party nuclear talks, according to a statement released by the Chinese government
How to Predict What You’ll Like? Ask a Stranger
To figure out whether you’ll like the restaurant around the corner or that new guy in accounting or a vacation in Madrid, or just about anything else you’ve never personally experienced, try asking a stranger who has. That person is more likely to predict — more accurately than you — your future reaction, according to a new study published in the March 20 issue of Science