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Benghazi, Cradle of Revolt, Condemns Gaddafi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – The eastern city of Benghazi, the cradle of revolt against Muammar Gaddafi, was alive with celebration on Wednesday with thousands out on the streets, setting off fireworks and condemning the Libyan leader.
Two CIA Contractors Spirited Out of Pakistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. citizens with diplomatic status were quietly withdrawn from Pakistan after being involved in a fatal car accident last month while trying to help Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor being held by Pakistani authorities on murder charges.
The Trapped Monkey That Can’t Let Go
Tribesmen somewhere craft a heavy pot with a hole in it large enough that a monkey could insert an open hand, but not withdraw a closed fist. They then put monkey food in the pot. The monkey reaches in, grabs the food and, refusing to let go when the hunters approach, is caught and eaten. Here we have our politics in a paragraph.
Brutal Crackdown in Moderate Bahrain
MANAMA, Bahrain–As a reporter, you sometimes become numbed to sadness. But it is just plain heartbreaking to be in modern, moderate Bahrain today and watch as a critical American ally uses tanks, troops, guns and clubs to crush a peaceful democracy movement and then lie about it.
Landfill
Landfills explained, for kids
Sixth Annual Flint Islamic Center Seerah Competition
6th Annual Seerah Competition
