- Mainland Chinese Flock to Hong Kong to Have Babies
- 2012-02-22 20:07
- Parents go to Hong Kong for better medical care and lifelong residency benefits for their children, but locals are outraged over being shut out of maternity wards.
- Israeli Court Invalidates a Military Exemption
- 2012-02-22 20:00
- The 6-to-3 decision, handed down late Tuesday, declared the so-called Tal Law unconstitutional at a time of growing tension in Israel over the place of the ultra-Orthodox.
- Two Journalists Shared Desire to Bear Witness in World’s H...
- 2012-02-22 19:36
- Marie Colvin, 56, an American correspondent, covered war-torn regions for The Sunday Times of London, and Rémi Ochlik, 28, a French freelancer, was a rising star among photojournalists.
- At War Blog: Pentagon Says U.S. Citizens With Terrorism Ties...
- 2012-02-22 19:09
- The Obama administration's top Pentagon lawyer on Wednesday said that American citizens who join Al Qaeda can be targeted for killing and that courts should have no role in reviewing executive branch decisions about whether someone has met such criteria.
- France Drops ‘Mademoiselle’ From Official Use
- 2012-02-22 18:56
- The use of “mademoiselle,” Prime Minister François Fillon wrote, made reference to a woman’s matrimonial situation, whereas “monsieur” signified simply “sir.”
- Australian PM calls for leadership vote
- 2012-02-22 18:44
- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will put her future in the hands of her Labor Party parliamentary colleagues next Monday, she told reporters Thursday in Adelaide.
- Kevin Rudd, Australia’s Foreign Minister, Resign...
- 2012-02-22 06:10
- Mr. Rudd resigned on Wednesday amid speculation that he was seeking to topple Prime Minister Julia Gillard and regain the country’s leadership role.
- Five issues to watch in the GOP debate
- 2012-02-22 18:16
- The GOP debate in Mesa, Arizona gives the candidates one last chance to broach key issues before a round of crucial nominating contests
- Santorum opposes civil unions for gay couples
- 2012-02-22 17:59
- The Republican presidential candidate has been a vocal opponent of gay marriage; said today he opposes civil unions as well
- Web Gives Voters PowerTo Nominate Candidates
- 2012-02-22 17:58
- Americans Elect allows voters to be delegates and nominate independent, third-party presidential candidatesSantorum, Romney Battle for Mich.Super PACs Ads Target RomneyRomney Vows to Pursue 'Simpler' Tax SystemGingrich Plans 30-Minute TV Pitch on Gas Prices, Economy
- Chavez 'to go to Cuba' for surgery
- 2012-02-22 17:57
- Speculation and messages of support surged in Venezuela Wednesday, a day after President Hugo Chavez announced he would travel to Cuba for surgery.
- Hugo Chávez Says His Cancer May Have Returned
- 2012-02-21 21:28
- President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela said that doctors had found a new lesion that could indicate a return of his cancer, and that he would undergo an operation.
- 1 hurt in Wash. elementary school shooting
- 2012-02-22 17:26
- Police say a shooting at a Washington state elementary school appears to have left a student injured
- At War Blog: Supreme Court Takes Up Stolen Valor Case
- 2012-02-22 17:24
- The federal government on Wednesday mounted a vigorous defense in the Supreme Court of the Stolen Valor Act.
- Childhood comic book collection sells for $3.5M
- 2012-02-22 17:20
- Man found great uncle's collection, including first appearance of Superman, while cleaning deceased relative's house
- Radio bombs probed in Bangkok blasts
- 2012-02-22 17:08
- A series of blasts last week in Thailand that set off accusations between Iran and Israel involved bombs disguised as radio sets, police said Wednesday.
- Chávez Appears to Use Venezuelan Fuel to Help Syrian Leader
- 2012-02-22 16:59
- The Venezuelan shipment under President Hugo Chávez flies in the face of international efforts to isolate President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and pressure him to step down.
- DSK released after French questioning
- 2012-02-22 16:56
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, was released Wednesday from police custody in northern France after undergoing two days of questioning about an alleged prostitution ring.
- Strauss-Kahn Released After a Night in Jail
- 2012-02-22 05:42
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn faced a second day of questioning on Wednesday in the northern French city of Lille in an investigation into a prostitution ring.
- Va. gov. calls for amendments to ultrasound bill
- 2012-02-22 16:25
- Gov. McDonnell says ultrasound bill should be amended to explicitly say "no woman in Virginia will have to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound involuntarily"
- TIMESCAST: TimesCast | Journalists Die In Syria
- 2012-02-22 16:18
- The Lede’s Robert Mackey discusses the final dispatches from Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik, two journalists killed in Homs, Syria.
- Six decades of Oscar fashion
- 2012-02-22 15:52
- Gallery: See how the gowns, the jewels and the hairdos have changed since the Oscars were first broadcast on TV
- Hungary Could Lose European Union Subsidies
- 2012-02-22 15:15
- Once again, Hungary's leader, Viktor Orban, is pitted against the executive arm of the European Union, this time over the state of the country's public finances.



