The Siasat Daily 33 killed in Kazakhstan flood | Astana, March 15: Rescuers have found 33 bodies in southern Kazakhstan, where heavy rains swept away two dams last week, causing massive flooding, authorities said. | Heavy precipitation and melting... (photo: AP / Vladimir Zaikin)
The Siasat Daily S. African President condoles Fatima Meer's death | Pretoria, March 15: South African President Jacob Zuma has expressed codolence over the death of anti-apartheid stalwart Fatima Meer. | Meer, a friend and biographer of Nelson Mandela, died Friday a... (photo: Creative Commons / albert bredenhann)
The Siasat Daily British FM in China, Iran likely on agenda | Beijing, March 15: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband was in China Monday, making a quick stop in Shanghai before heading to Beijing for talks likely to focus on Iran's nuclear programme. | Mi... (photo: AP / Hidajet Delic) ChinaIranMilibandNuclearPhotos
The Boston Globe Outwitting germs that never say die | In the ongoing battle between pathogens and humans, bacteria have an unusual survival tactic: playing dead. | Scientists in Boston and elsewhere are increasingly interested in mysterious "persisters... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) BacteriaDiseaseGermsPhotosScientists
Al Jazeera Israel-US diplomatic tension rises | A row has erupted between the US and Israel after an announcement of new Jewish homes in occupied East Jerusalem disrupted the US Vice-President Joe Biden's visit ... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill) BidenDiplomacyIsraelJerusalemPhotos
The New York Times China Issues Warning to Google's Partners | BEIJING — Chinese authorities have warned major partners of Google’s China’s based search engine that they must comply with censorship laws even if Go... (photo: Creative Commons / EtherealBlade) ChinaGoogleIssuesPhotosWarning
Khaleej Times Indirect Road to Palestine Palestinians and Israelis have different and possibly contradictory expectations from the indirect negotiations that the United States has pushed both sides into beginnin... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti) IsraelMideastPalestinePhotosStates
