Saudi soldiers drive an army tank in Al-Khouba in the southern Jizan province, near the border with Yemen, on January 27, 2010. (PAUL HANDLEY/AFP/Getty)
We take a look at Saudi Arabia's role in the war on terror; go on the ground in Haiti; ask if polling is really an accurate form of measuring public opinion; assess President Obama now that health care has passed; and find out if college is worth the price.
Today's top headlines along with Global Post reporter, Caryle Murphy's analysis on how militants are being arrested in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia security officials said that they have arrested more than 100 militants suspected of working with al-Qaida to target oil facilities and security forces.
As the third round of March Madness starts today, Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin tells us which games to keep an eye on.
After the earthquake, injured Haitians flooded the hospital. Now, some of them are cured, but like the 700,000 other homeless Haitians, they have nowhere to go. So they turn to their doctors for help, adding to the overstretched workload of the medical staff.
After plenty of examples suggesting otherwise, a new Gallup poll out this week indicates a majority of Americans actually support the passage of health care legislation.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the pro-Israeli lobbying group in Washington have been in the headlines all week long, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking before them on Monday. The focus has been on how much influence the Israeli lobbying group has over Washington and whether J-Street, the more moderate Israeli lobbying group, may give President Obama a chance to push back against Israel and Netanyahu. But why aren't we seeing more Palestinian lobbying groups?
These days, it seems that technology connects us with everything we want to know. Using our phones, Facebook, the pages of Wikipedia and YouTube videos, we instantly fulfill our desires for information, connection and amusement. But as a result, have we eliminated many of life's surprises?
This morning's headlines along with an a closer look at the story of a priest who molested as many as 200 deaf boys, which was reported by New York Times national religion correspondent, Laurie Goodstein.
When Pope Benedict XVI was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, he did not defrock a priest who allegedly molested as many as 200 deaf boys over the course of decades, according to records obtained by The New York Times.
It could go down as the defining moment of his presidency. Though he was doubted and abandoned by supporters, President Obama was able to twist arms to pass health care reform, signing the bill into law on Tuesday. Today, he returns to the Iowa, the state where he first rolled out his vision of a health care overhaul as a candidate. What will be the lasting narrative of Obama's time in office, and will health care reform play a role?
A black-hulled, two-masted replica of a 19th century slave-carrying schooner called the “Amistad” will sail into Havana harbor today flying both the U.S. and Cuban flags. The ship sails as part of the United Nations commemoration of March 25th as the global Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Atlantic slave trade.
College tuition for a four year public school rose, on average, seven percent last year. That rise came in a year where many American families are already feeling squeezed for money.
A pirate was killed in a hijack attempt earlier this week by an on-board security guard, and Somali pirate attacks are continuing to increase. But the effects of these attacks reach beyond the ocean to land, as piracy has been found to be linked to a housing bubble in Nairobi, Kenya.
A new audiotape aired on Al Jazeera this morning that appears to be Osama bin Laden promising to kill Americans if authorities execute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. According to Michael Scheuer, former head of the CIA bin Laden unit, the threat is a response to a poor play on behalf of President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder.
Why Increased Immigration is the Solution for America's Ailing Economy
Is the Private Era in Space Officially Upon Us?
Archer Records Keeps Vinyl and Detroit's Techno Scene Alive
Today's Takeaway: Over 50 and Unemployed, Texting in Class, The Future of Yemen, and Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America
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