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Edmund Stoiber accepted his chief of staff's resignation Friday after charges the aide snooped on a critic's private life. Stoiber denies he knew of the snooping. Pauli has said she has received overwhelming support from other CSU party members, who she has said are urging her to keep pushing for the departure of Stoiber, who has governed Bavaria since 1993.
Germany plans to launch a co-ordinated Middle East peace initiative next month with the US, Russia, the UN and other European countries, the foreign minister announced in Moscow.
European Union leaders want to move on from arguing about enlargement to arguing about a revived constitution.
Does an abrupt ambassadorial exit presage a fresh struggle for power?
The sudden death of President Saparmurat A. Niyazov of Turkmenistan opens up a new chapter in the Great Game for control of the mineral wealth of Turkmenistan - and the Caspian Basin.
With the world now one full year off the Peak Oil and Gas cliff, it is no surprise to see geostrategic tensions superheating quickly in several key oil and gas regions, as the world’s superpowers and multinational energy giants (supported by their nation’s militaries and intelligence agencies) intensify their combat over remaining energy supplies.
Ethiopian fighter jets bombarded the Somali town of Belet Weyne today, witnesses said, a sharp escalation in violence that is threatening to engulf the volatile Horn of Africa.
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously yesterday to impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment, increasing international pressure on the government to prove that it is not trying to make nuclear weapons. Iran immediately rejected the resolution.
It now appears that the idea of attacking Iran is again moving forward. The Eisenhower strike force, armed with some 800 Tomahawk cruise missiles as well as a fleet of strike aircraft, has moved into the Persian Gulf. A second carrier group, led by the USS Stennis, is steaming toward the Gulf, too. Already in position are 3 expeditionary strike groups and an amphibious warship.
Our man in Washington says the special relationship is alive and well – it’s just more complicated than we think.
Yee-hah!...
If you want to understand America, turn that dial to a country-music station.
Iran is selling more of its oil for payment in euros than dollars as it seeks to shift its foreign currency reserves away from the depreciating currency of its political enemy, the United States. The world’s 4th-biggest oil exporter has inserted a clause in its oil contracts allowing it to request payment in alternative currencies.
Modern neuroscience is eroding the idea of free will.
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Me!...
Modern neuroscience is groping towards the answer to the oldest question of all: who am I?
Consciousness is the core of an individual's sense of self, yet, paradoxically, it is the most elusive concept in biology. Even framing the questions is difficult.
Well, duh!...
Ever wondered why your teenager seems to have fuzz for brains? Young teens actually can't think straight, scientists say, because there are too many connections between their brain cells. The revelation may help explain why the teen years are so hard on young people - and on their parents.
Brain inconsistency is why you can't reliably repeat that perfect fastball or golf swing, says a Stanford University study. It's as if every time the brain plans a movement, it has to start from scratch. Practice and training can help improve certain actions, but humans and other primates simply aren't wired for consistency like machines or computers.
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