U.N. tightens Iraq asylum grants

Nicholas Kralev

The United Nations has made it harder for Iraqis from Anbar and southern provinces to receive official refugee status because of security gains there, but ...

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  7 PM Karel Janicek ASSOCIATED PRESS

  

  A charter meant to transform Europe into a more unified and powerful global player cleared its last major hurdle Tuesday and looked set to become law within weeks. Continue reading »

• Settlers evict E. Jerusalem residents

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  Jewish settlers forced their way into a disputed house in East Jerusalem, using hired guards to evict an elderly woman and tossing the other residents' belongings into the yard. Continue reading »

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  You could call him Israel's Patrick Fitzgerald. Like the crusading U.S. federal prosecutor in Chicago, Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz has built a reputation bringing down politicians. Continue reading »

• Socializing to save Europe

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  Gossip is usually derided as a frivolous and mildly sinful pastime -- but it can be the lifeblood of official Washington: gathered and traded in parlors and ballrooms before seeping into the mainstream media. Continue reading »