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Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, left, and Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo

How Sudan Was Brought to Court

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor of the International Criminal Courts, charged a sitting president with genocide. But getting to do that was fraught with big power politics

Blogs

The Middle East Blog

Two Lebanons

On Thursday when I returned to Lebanon, I caught the tail end of the celebrations for the prisoner exchange between Hizballah and Israel, rushing down to the coast to watch marching bands welcome coffins containing the remains of martyred Arab fighters.

The China Blog

Olympic Blues and Greys

Many of us joined the spontaneous carnival in the streets on a summer night seven years ago when Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympics. But as the moment of glory finally arrives, the exultation is no longer shared by all.

PHOTOS

A Holy Dispute

A centuries-old temple has become the site of a very modern military standoff this week as Thailand and Cambodia wrangle over who owns a piece of land on the nations' borders

PHOTOS

Transforming Karachi

The Pakistani metropolis wants to be the next Dubai, but can the city achieve lofty ambitions

VIDEO

Iraq Journal: The Road to Amara and Basra

Abigail Hauslohner and photographer Yuri Kozyrev travel to the Iraqi cities of Amara and Basra, where improved security is drawing journalists back

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