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Zuckerberg to feature at G8 summit opening
Leaders of the 'real' and 'virtual' worlds will meet, en masse, for the first time in northern France today.
High hopes for rich nations' G8 talkfest
Could this year's G8 summit, in the French seaside resort of Deauville, break with tradition?
Tyrants' crude tools of power fail as era of classic security state ends
Oil states are, by their nature, undemocratic.The despots who have ruled the Arab world for half a century are not giving up without a fight.
Linchpin Arab state at crossroads
Through the cobbled alleys of Damascus' old city and beyond into the drab jungle of Soviet-style apartment blocks, nothing, it seems, misses the Syrian President's gaze.
<i>Gwynne Dyer :</i>Western allies driven by guilt
Gwynne Dyer examines the western coalition's motives for taking action against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Libya.
Loyalty pledge law for new non-Jews
A divided Israeli Cabinet yesterday approved a highly controversial measure.
PLO demands settlements freeze before talks
Leaders of the main moderate Palestinian factions have voted to oppose further negotiations while building continues in Jewish settlements.
Mideast peace in Netanyahu's hands
Expectations are low for latest talks on Israeli and Palestinian conflict.