CAIRO — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered Iran’s atomic energy agency to begin producing a special form of uranium that could move the country closer to possessing fuel usable in nuclear weapons.
GENERAL SANTOS, the Philippines — The murders of people warbling “My Way” in karaoke bars have spawned urban legends about the song and left Filipinos groping for answers.
MANILA — The families and colleagues of 43 health workers detained over the weekend denounced the Philippine government on Sunday and accused the police and military of framing the suspects.
DUBLIN — The announcement by the Irish National Liberation Army, a republican group blamed for more than 100 killings, came days before a disarmament deadline.
BAGHDAD — An Iraqi militant group said it had abducted an American contractor, a day after the United States military reported that a contractor had been missing.
ABIDJAN — As it stumbles toward an election, the country is wrestling with the question of who is Ivorian in a country that once attracted millions of migrants.
“People should be encouraged to become responsible for their eating behavior rather than depend on numbers that don't add up,” writes A.J. in France.
“Perhaps the real problem is that we have forgotten what real food is. Instead of focusing on the labels of boxes of junk food, people should learn how to cook with fresh basic ingredients,” writes Peter.