The Nobel Peace Winner: Important Work, Uninspired Choice

Viewpoint: Professional troubleshooter Martti Ahtisaari may not seem an inspired Nobel choice, but who'd want the job of brokering agreements between those who'd prefer to have blown one another way

Austrian Politician Haider Dies in Car Accident

Austrian police say far-right politician Joerg Haider has died in a car accident

Bodies, Perhaps of Migrants, Wash Ashore in Yemen

Dozens of bodies washed ashore Friday in Yemen after smugglers threw nearly 150 Somali migrants overboard in shark-infested waters, the latest such tragedy in one of the most lawless stretches of ocean in the world

Hijackers of Ship Off Somalia Issue Ultimatum

The pirates who hijacked an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia issued an ultimatum Friday and threatened to destroy the ship if no ransom is paid, a spokesman for the bandits said

Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Finnish Diplomat

The Finn Martti Ahtisaari has made a career of forging peace through the hard slog of conventional diplomacy

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The Middle East Blog

The War Over Hummus

A Lebanese industrialist wants to sue Israel for supposedly stealing its cuisine. Could the next Mideast war erupt over hummus?

The China Blog

Saga of the Guantanamo Uighurs, Continued

The release of 17 Chinese who have been held in Guantanamo since after 9/11 has been blocked by a federal appeals court.

Pitsea: Who's Afraid of the Bad-Boy Cops?