Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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Afghan Tribe Vows to Fight Taliban, for U.S. Aid

Shinwari elders united against the Taliban on Wednesday in a pact set in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Adam Ferguson for The New York Times

Shinwari elders united against the Taliban on Wednesday in a pact set in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

A large Pashtun tribe in a Taliban stronghold has agreed to battle insurgents in exchange for $1 million in aid from the United States.

Earthquake in Haiti
Eduard Macendi, 30, second from left, picked up a birthday cake for his cousin at the Epi d’Or Pattisserie in Port-au-Prince.
Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

Eduard Macendi, 30, second from left, picked up a birthday cake for his cousin at the Epi d’Or Pattisserie in Port-au-Prince.

Amid Earthquake’s Ruins, Signs of Revival in Haiti

As Haiti tries to restart its economy and piece together its capital, hundreds of thousands of its people are taking the first steps to rebuilding their lives.

For Disaster-Struck Haitians, Arrival in U.S. Does Not Mean an End to Problems

Gaps are found in the program that grants temporary status to earthquake-affected Haitians who come to the United States.

Sri Lanka’s President Declared Victor by Wide Margin

State-run television said President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a landslide victory in Tuesday’s election, while his opponent said he would seek to have the vote negated.

Northern Ireland Talks Near Collapse

After three days of talks British and Irish prime ministers withdrew from negotiations Wednesday and flew back to their respective capitals.

As Hong Kong’s Political System Stalls, So Does Its Democracy Movement

As protests have grown more confrontational, the territory’s pro-democracy movement has splintered.

Clinton Seeks More Pressure on Iran

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s diplomatic whirlwind came on the sidelines of two days of conferences, on Yemen and Afghanistan.

Iran Blames Germany for Protests

Iranian officials accused Germany, one of its closest trading partners, of using diplomats and intelligence agents helped organize protests at the end of December.

Seoul Journal

Rule of Thumbs: Koreans Reign in Texting World

Ha Mok-min and Bae Yeong-ho won an international competition to determine who can send text messages the fastest on a cellphone.

Perspectives on Haiti's Earthquake

A collection of audio interviews, added to daily, with people directly involved in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Earthquake in Haiti

Videos, photographs and interactive features documenting the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti.

At War

Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era.

Letters From International herald Tribune

Givin' It to the Man, Islamic Style

Meet Michael Muhammad Knight, an American convert to Islam who embraces feminism, plays in punk rock bands and castigates orthodox, official Saudi-Arabian-supported Islam as "Islamofascism."

Multimedia
Guarding an Ethnic Fault Line in Iraq

American soldiers are working together with Arab and Kurdish troops at a series of new checkpoints.

Sri Lankans Vote in Contentious Election

As voters streamed to the polls on Tuesday in Sri Lanka’s first election since the defeat of the Tamil Tiger insurgency, the Tamil vote was considered important to the outcome.

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