Before 10 Russian agents were arrested, the Obama administration saw a prisoner exchange as a way to avoid undercutting an attempt to rebuild Russian-American relations.
VIENNA — For more than a century, the Austrian capital has been an espionage center, because of its laws and because it is an East-West bridge.
SEOUL — But the commission decided not to seek compensation or criminal charges in most of the cases, possibly reflecting the government’s desire to avoid antagonizing the United States.
Houston — Classified ads to form or join dream groups have proliferated recently in American alternative papers and on Web sites like Craigslist and Meetup.com.
KODERMA, India — A woman’s death and the arrest of her mother have drawn attention to a resurgence of so-called honor killings.
JOHANNESBURG — Townships and squatter camps are buzzing with threats that once the World Cup is over, a campaign of violence will begin against foreign residents.
JOHANNESBURG — After the way the Spanish ensnared Germany the other night, I think it is their World Cup. They are Galácticos playing together. It can happen.
ISLAMABAD — The suicide attack, which killed at least 60, was aimed at tribal elders and authorities involved in helping people resist the Taliban.
WASHINGTON — Some of the cases of the four men show how the definition of spying has grown murkier since relations have warmed between the United States and Russia.
Al Qaeda may have found the perfect combination of tribal hospitality, chaos and military opportunity.
CONAKRY, Guinea — After years of living under authoritarian rule, most Guineans welcomed last month’s free election, but some in the African nation defend the way things were.
MEXICO CITY — The remnants of Hurricane Alex unleashed torrents of rain over northeastern Mexico, in what President Felipe Calderón called the region’s worst storm “in recent memory.”
LOS ANGELES — For months, the dissolution of the marriage of the Dodgers’ owners has riveted Los Angeles.
“What happened to using your talent to get ahead. It is ironic that 7 year olds have more sense and maturity than Miley,” writes Trish in Canada.
“The whole investigation was a monumental waste of the taxpayers’ money. But, to make this the feel-good story of the week, one poor emaciated scientist who’s been languishing in a latter-day Siberian gulag ... will be the lucky winner of the Trade-a-Spy lottery,” writes Karen.
Guangzhou is seeking to improve its cultural credentials with new institutions.
A federal judge has finally stood up and said there is no basis for the defining of marriage as between a man and a woman only.
A retelling of the Gospels as the story of two boys.
The island attracts a younger set with new boutique hotels and night spots.
Turkey and Israel are still stoking anger over the disastrous Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid ship. They need to cool things down.
An exhibition in New York offers a new look at how Matisse made significant revisions as he painted.
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