Newsweek International articles from October 2007

Newsweek International archives from October 2007

Reality Check.(Giving Globally)(Periscope; REALITY CHECK)(face transplants)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: John Sparks French doctors made history with the world's first successful face transplant in 2005, but only two similar operations have been tried since. One big reason is the belief that the new tissue is likely to be rejected, a...

Russia Looks East For Allies.(Giving Globally)(Periscope; Strategy)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Adam B. Kushner When he faces west, Russian President Vladimir Putin strikes a tough-guy pose. He squeezes Europe's gas supply, eggs on a new arms race and shrugs off human-rights concerns. But while the rough stuff gets all the...

Mail Call: The Darfur Tragedy.(Giving Globally)(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2007... Readers of Mia Farrow's July 30 interview on Darfur were divided. One wrote, "Mia's cry of the heart must be heeded." Another said, "Darfur is tragic -- but to boycott the Olympics would be unkind, a big mistake." Combat the Chinese...

Houses of the Hidden.(Giving Globally)(World Affairs)(Christians in North Korea)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Christian Caryl and B. J. Lee North Korea's Christians face execution for the sin of believing. But their numbers are growing. During the first part of his life in North Korea, Son Jong Nam had it good. As the son of a...

Sartre, Meet Sarkozy.(Giving Globally)(World Affairs)(Nicolas Sarkozy's energizing of the French)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Christopher Dickey; With Tracy McNicoll and Ginny Power in Paris The French president is exhorting his countrymen to philosophize less and work more. But are the French really too cerebral? Hmm, let's give that some thought. ...

Animosity In The Alps.(Giving Globally)(World Affairs)(xenophobia in Switzerland; Swiss People's Party)
October 1, 2007... Byline: William Underhill and Tracy McNicoll; With Jessica Au In London In peaceful Switzerland, xenophobia is thriving. The image is simple but striking: three white sheep stand on the Swiss flag, while a fourth -- a black one -- is...

Gang Warfare.(Giving Globally)(Photo Essay)(Mara Salvatrucha gang)(Brief article)(Photograph)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Photographs by Moises Saman Photographs by Moises Saman S-13, the Mara Salvatrucha gang, is one of the most vicious criminal organizations in Central America. It sprang from Los Angeles's Salvadoran immigrant community in the...

The Butterfly Effect.(Giving Globally)(Business)(United States's effect on the global economy)
October 1, 2007... Byline: George Wehrfritz; With Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop in Singapore and Emily Flynn Vencat in London China -- the Other Growth Engine -- was supposed to save the world from U.S. financial woes. It won't. You've probably heard of the...

The Things They Wore.(Giving Globally)(Fashion)(The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-1957 exhibit)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Dana Thomas Celebrating the golden age of couture at the V&A. The war was over. The denizens of Paris and London were ready to dress up again. And an aspiring French designer named Christian Dior knew exactly what they should...

Recalling Brand China.(Giving Globally)(Commentary)(consumer spending in China)
October 1, 2007... Byline: William H. Hess; Hess is Global Insight's senior China analyst in Beijing. To solve its export crisis, China needs its own people to buy at home. Months before the latest toy recalls, Beijing propagandists were working...

So Much For A Mighty Europe.(Giving Globally)(Business)(influence of the United States economy on Europe's)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Stefan Theil How far down will the financial crisis drag Europe's newly resurgent economy? That's the trillion-euro question in continental capitals last week. It's a bitter moment: after decades of stagnation, Europe was suddenly...

A Test Lab For China.(Giving Globally)(The Last Word)(Anson Chan)(Interview)
October 1, 2007... Byline: George Wehrfritz Hong Kong's iron lady is back. As deputy to the last British governor, Chris Patten, and then to Beijing-appointed chief executive Tung Chee-hwa, Anson Chan showed decisive leadership and candor -- particularly on...

France Learns How To Say Yes.(Giving Globally)(World View)
October 1, 2007... We've already turned the page," Bernard Kouchner, France's popular new foreign minister, likes to say. The page in question concerns the tensions between France and the United States, a historic rivalry that reached a peak several years ago...

How To Hedge Your Bets.(Giving Globally)(Global Investor)
October 1, 2007... Long the subject of mystique on Wall Street, hedge funds have gotten plenty of ink in recent years thanks to both their spectacular returns and equally spectacular debacles (think Long-Term Capital Management and, more recently, high-profile...

Proud As A Peacock.(Giving Globally)(The Good Life; Fashion)(feathers in clothing and accessories)(Buyers guide)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jesse Ellison Talk about birds of a feather sticking together. This fall, ostrich, pheasant and even pigeon feathers are popping up on jackets, gowns, handbags and necklaces. The look can be bold and bright or sweetly ephemeral....

Four Hours in Reims.(Giving Globally)(The Good Life; 4 HOURS IN)(France)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Lorna Shaddick An hour's TGV ride east of Paris, the center of champagne also offers dazzling Gothic architecture and a lively cafe culture. VISIT the city's celebrated Gothic cathedral, St-Remi, a UNESCO World Heritage site...

Hot Spot: Selous Safari Camp, Tanzania.(Giving Globally)(The Good Life; HOT SPOT)(Brief article)(Hotel review)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Ginanne Brownell For those stalking the Big Five -- lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalo -- in the Selous Game Reserve, the Selous Safari Camp is ideal for roughing it in high style (selous.com). * Ambience: After a...

Maximalist.(Giving Globally)(The Good Life; MAXIMALIST)(customized laptops by Tulip Ego)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Here's one laptop you won't want to leave on the train. Tulip Ego custom-designs its notebooks, using rare materials and plenty of jewels. This model is made of sharkskin, with 6.8 carats of diamonds and white-gold finishing -- and sells for...

A Railroad Car Of One's Own.(Giving Globally)(The Good Life; Travel)(Directory)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Cara Tabachnick Reminiscent of a bygone era of cigar smoke and three-piece suits, vintage railroad cars have been restored to their former glory with art deco interiors, private bathrooms and five-star chefs. For about $7,000 a...

Greening The Seas.(Giving Globally)(The Good Life; Boats)(Lagoon's hybrid yacht)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: John Sparks A sailing yacht is a paradox. In theory, it's the greenest sort of watercraft, powered by the ultimate renewable resource. But as anyone who has ever been becalmed in midocean knows, when the wind won't take you where...

The New Red Zone.(Giving Globally)(Periscope; IMMIGRATION)(refugees in Malta)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Barbie Nadeau The waters of Pretty Bay in Malta are dotted with bobbing tourists and something new: refugee vessels from North Africa. Since joining the European Union in 2003, Malta has attracted the largest illegal immigrant...

By The Numbers.(Giving Globally)(Periscope; BY THE NUMBERS)
October 1, 2007... Abu Dhabi's $1.35 billion purchase of a 7.5 percent stake in the Carlyle Group shows how governments are emerging as the world's richest private investors. 875 Value in U.S. billions of Abu Dhabi's investment fund, the largest...

Perspectives.(Giving Globally)(Perspectives)
October 1, 2007... Byline: QUOTATION SOURCES: AP, GLOBE AND MAIL, AP, AFTENPOSTEN, AFP, DAILY NEWS "All the fundamentals point to Canada right now." Stephen Butler, director of foreign-exchange trading at Scotia Capital, after the Canadian "loonie" rose...

States In Shock.(Giving Globally)(Periscope; BOOKS)(The Shock Doctrine)(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Barrett Sheridan In 2004, Sri Lanka's government barred thousands of fishermen from returning to their seaside homes after the Asian tsunami, citing safety concerns. Yet new upscale hotels on the same beaches were allowed to stay...

Not Ellis Island.(Giving Globally)(Periscope; ARCHITECTURE)(immigration offices in Florida)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Arian Campo-Flores When Rodolfo Acevedo arrived in Florida from his native Argentina, the immigration offices where he waited with his paperwork struck him as neither functional nor friendly. Not much has improved since then, but...

The War Comes Home.(Giving Globally)(Periscope; On Screen)(In the Valley of Elah)(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: David Ansen Tommy Lee Jones may have the most eloquently ravaged face in current movies, and his journey in Paul Haggis's "In the Valley of Elah" is a tough, mournful one. When he learns that his soldier son, just back from Iraq,...

Where Are You?(Giving Globally)(The Technologist; Mobile Phones)(global positioning systems in mobile phones )
October 1, 2007... Byline: Benjamin Sutherland For only $2.99 a month, Sam Altman says he can "increase our depth of vision." Altman's Mountain View, California, company, loopt, recently inked a deal with the mobile-phone carrier Sprint that will enable a...

Biofuel Forests.(Giving Globally)(The Technologist; Conservation)(environmental impact of palm oil production)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Patrick Falby Most of the world's palm oil comes from Southeast Asia, and now demand is skyrocketing -- thanks in part to its use in biofuels. Global production went from 4.5 million tons in 1980 to 20.9 million tons in 2000, and...

In science fiction,.(Giving Globally)(The Technologist)(electron and positron meeting together)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Patrick Falby if matter meets antimatter, the result is mutual annihilation, and usually the end of the universe. Scientists at the University of California, writing in the journal Nature, recently managed to get an electron and a...

Periscope: Rule of Law.(Periscope)
October 8, 2007... Byline: John Sparks David Ansen Tara Weingarten Kurt Soller John Sparks No Longer Quite So Supreme The legal empire of the United States is in retreat, too. Last month's EU court ruling against Microsoft is just the latest exhibit....

Mail Call: An Unequal Society.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 8, 2007... Our Aug. 6 report on the "new" U.A.E. left readers dissatisfied. "Success in business isn't enough to create a great nation," wrote one. Another said, "Unfairness, injustice and anger are being grown there." The Real Middle East Your...

The Sexiest Companies You've Never Heard Of.(Business)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Mac Margolis and Rana Foroohar; With Joseph Contreras in Monterrey and Quindlen Krovatin in Beijing Street-tough multinationals from poor nations are growing far faster than Western rivals, signaling a major shift in wealth and...

Big Egos Rising.(Business)(chief executive officers as celebrities )
October 8, 2007... Byline: Joseph Contreras Emerging-market CEOs used to play it quiet. Now some are embracing capitalist celebrity, flaunting their winnings in the public eye. Most CEOS favor pinstripes and French cuffs. Not Yevgeny Chichvarkin. Last...

The Monks' Uprising.(World Affairs)(Myanmar)
October 8, 2007... Burma's holy men turn on an unpopular regime that has long depended on them. It started, as revolutions often do, over issues of bread and butter. In mid-August, enraged by a doubling of the state-set fuel price, thousands of Burmese took...

Warsaw On The Thames.(World Affairs)(Poles in the United Kingdom)
October 8, 2007... Byline: William Underhill; With Jessica Au in London Poles are heading to Great Britain and Ireland in unprecedented numbers. Politicians are close behind. It's campaign season in Poland, with a closely fought national election this...

Trouble on the Black Sea.(World Affairs)(Sochi, Russia)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Anna Nemtsova and Owen Matthews The site of the 2014 Olympics offers the hallmarks of the new Russia: big money and international intrigue. From the dance floor of the Plotform nightclub, late on a sultry Saturday night,...

The End Of Impunity.(World Affairs)(Alberto Fujimori's corruption case)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Joseph Contreras; With Jimmy Langman in Santiago and Lucy Conger in Lima The case of Alberto Fujimori suggests that other rogue heads of state will face consequences for their actions. After nearly two years under house arrest...

An Emergency In Art.(Culture)(From Words to Pictures: Art During the Emergency exhibit in Singapore)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop An exhibit in Singapore reveals the different ways paintings can be used to promote a political cause. The Malayan emergency, a term used by the British colonial government to describe its guerrilla war...

Restrain The Riffraff.(World View)(Wang Qishan's plan for Beijing, China)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Melinda Liu; With Jonathan Ansfield in Beijing Beijing's rising-star mayor clamps down on public displays of excess ahead of the 2008 Olympics. Nobody can pinpoint just when conspicuous consumption took over Beijing; in the...

When Love Is Gone.(Arts)(Hector Babenco's The Past)(Interview)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Mac Margolis Hector Babenco's new film has him thinking about strong women, weak men and his Argentine past. Over the past three decades, film director Hector Babenco has been all over the map. Born in Argentina, he makes his...

All About My Drama.(Theater)(All About My Mother)(Theater review)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Ginanne Brownell; With Sophie Grove An Almodovar film is adapted for the stage. Far more plays have been turned into successful films than vice versa. Recently Alan Bennett's drama "The History Boys" was made into a critically...

David Miliband: A Good Genie Is Afoot.(The Last Word)(Interview)
October 8, 2007... It was a busy week for David Miliband, Great Britain's youthful new foreign secretary . On Tuesday, the 42-year-old addressed the Labour Party conference, acknowledging the successes and "scars" from 10 years of Labour government and saying...

China Learns.(World View)(helping with maintaining international order)
October 8, 2007... The Power Play In China, history tends to get politicized. Visitors to a Tang-dynasty museum outside Xian, for example, are treated to a carefully controlled message. The Tang era (A.D. 618 to 907) is described as China's golden age, a...

It's Not The Asian Century.(Global Investor)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Ruchir Sharma; Sharma is head of co-head of global emerging markets for Morgan Stanley Investment Management. In economic and financial circles, the mere mention of Asia these days typically conjures up images of booming growth,...

Charming.(The Good Life; Jewelry)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop In ancient times, people wore charms around their wrists to ward off evil spirits. Today they're much more popular as expressions of personality. And forget simple hearts or ballet slippers; the latest...

Four Hours in Dublin.(The Good Life)(Ireland)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Byline: David Bardeen More than pints and pubs, this historic city hugging the banks of the Liffey is a riotous mix of galleries, shops and restaurants. Shop along bustling Grafton Street, a pedestrian thoroughfare lined with high-end...

Giuseppi's Wine Bar Mellieha, Malta.(The Good Life)(Restaurant review)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Barbie Nadeau In a buffet-heavy country where food is hardly the strong point, this gem, run by local celebrity chef Michael Diacono (Malta's answer to Jamie Oliver), is by far the island's best eatery. Ambience: With only 14...

High-End Hybrids.(The Good Life; Automobiles)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Laura Brunts If luxury hybrid sounds like an oxymoron, you haven't seen the latest models. Both Audi and Mercedes-Benz plan to launch models for the 2008 season: Audi will start production of an SUV with a solar-panel sunroof and...

A Fabulous Fall.(The Good Life; Fashion)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Anna Kuchment It's time to hit the stores in search of those few items that will help you look hot as the weather cools. THE GOOD LIFE asked Faran Krentcil, editor of fashionista .com, what to buy: Long leather gloves. "They...

Perspectives.(Perspectives)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Quotation sources, top to bottom: Detroit Free Press, New York Times, Reuters, AP, BBC "I don't know how I'm going to feed myself." University of Washington student R. J. Bollard, noting that buying the best-selling videogame...

Iphone Epidemic?(The Technologist)(preventing mobile phone viruses)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Emily Flynn Vencat; With Sophie Grove In London SECURITY The phenomenal visibility of Apple's iPhone may spell the end of the cell-phone industry's age of innocence. Mobiles have been largely immune to the viruses and other...

Robotics: Feeling Good.(The Technologist)(pre-touch sensing in robots)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Byline: Patrick Falby Robots can assemble cars, serve meals and defuse bombs, but they also tend to be clumsy. Move a salt shaker even slightly just before a robot tries to pick it up, and the machine could very well knock it over instead....

Mail Call: An Article of Faith?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 15, 2007... Readers of our Aug. 13 report on global warming were evenly split. One said, "It's a masterpiece -- to be read by all presidential wanna-bes and voters." Another wrote, "Global warming has become a religion." A third claimed, "The U.S. energy...

Seeking Center Ground.(World Affairs)(Tony Blair's politics)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Stryker McGuire; With Sophie Grove In London Tony Blair seems to have disappeared from British political life. But his unique brand of politics lives on. Where's Tony? The search for former British prime minister Tony Blair...

The Longest Shadow.(World Affairs)(Francisco Franco's legacy)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Sarah Wildman Spain's failure to overcome its past says much about the state of the nation today. Not long after he took office in March 2004, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero created a commission charged...

A Stressful Situation.(World Affairs)(limiting sick leave for mental burnout in Sweden)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Karin Rives Plans to rein in sick leave spur a backlash in Sweden. By all rights the Swedes should be just thrilled with their lot. A year ago they voted into office the first non-Socialist government since the early 1990s, and...

Rwanda Turns Off.(World Affairs)(repression and the economy in Rwanda)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Silvia Spring; With Scott Johnson in Kigali Growing repression threatens an economic boom. Outsiders could be forgiven for thinking these are the good days in Rwanda. Thirteen years after a civil war killed some 800,000...

The Oligarchs Go On Safari.(Business)(Russian and Chinese businesses trade with Africa)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Owen Matthews; With Karen MacGregor In Durban Russians take their place alongside the Chinese in a battle for resources to fuel their growing empires. Late on a Friday night at the Simba Saloon in downtown Nairobi, music by the...

The Year of Miracles.(Science)(genetic research)
October 15, 2007... The year 1905 was an annus mirabilis, or miracle year -- A rare historical moment in which key flashes of insight suddenly made the field of physics take off in new directions. That was the year Albert Einstein presented four papers that turned...

Dreaming Of Checkmate.(Society and the Arts)(playing chess in Africa)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Scott Johnson Chess is catching on across Africa and beginning to produce some formidable players. Kasparov, beware. Amon Simutowe learned chess by reading magazines. He was the Zambian national champ by the time he was 14. But...

The 10 Hottest Nerds.(Science)(biologists)(Interview)
October 15, 2007... The revolution in physics in the 20th century rested disproportionately on the accomplishments of a handful of scientists (Albert Einstein comes to mind) who supplied key insights at just the right moments. The current explosion of discoveries...

A Cautionary Tale.(Movies)(Lust, Caution)(Movie review)
October 15, 2007... Byline: David Ansen Ang Lee's opulent new period melodrama is filled with explosive elements that never fully ignite. Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" begins in Japanese-occupied Shanghai in 1942, on the day a long-simmering plot to...

Confronting Sexual Themes Head-On.(Movies)(Ang Lee)(Interview)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Andrew Huang Andrew Huang From "The Wedding Banquet" (1993), about a gay Taiwanese man in New York who feigns marriage to satisfy his parents, to "Brokeback Mountain," Lee, 52, has never shied away from difficult themes or...

Gen. Martin Luther Agwai: Force Dejection.(The Last Word; Last Word)(Interview)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Silvia Spring Gen. Martin Luther Agwai might have the toughest job in Africa. As commander of the new joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Darfur, the former head of Nigeria's armed forces will lead the...

A Ticket To Ride.(The Good Life; Travel)(horseback riding destinations)(Directory)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Sana Butler Forget simple trail rides. Horse lovers now have more options than ever for equestrian holidays, including herding cattle, learning polo or show jumping. British ex-lawyer Ruth Taggart and her husband spent a decade...

4 Hours in Mykonos.(The Good Life)(Greek island)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Jessica Au Renowned as the Mediterranean's premier gay destination, Mykonos is one of the most sophisticated Greek islands, with lots of sandy beaches, whitewashed houses and seaside tavernas. DIVE into the electric-blue...

The Peninsula, Tokyo.(The Good Life; Hot Spot)(Brief article)(Hotel review)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop DESIGNED by renowned architect Kazukiyo Sato to resemble a traditional Japanese lantern, this glamorous new hotel is located in the prestigious Marunouchi district, fast becoming Tokyo's Rodeo Drive. *...

All in The Wrist.(The Good Life; Style)(handbags)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Laura Brunts The latest, er, clutch of designer wristlets -- miniature purses that dangle from a strap -- look more like oversize jewelry than undersize handbags. Roberto Cavalli features gold leather and dark blue velvet clutches...

Museum Quality.(The Good Life; Shopping)(jewelry sold by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and London Victoria Albert Museum)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Jenna Crombie Sometimes a museum's best pieces are found not in its galleries but in the gift shop. London's Victoria and Albert Museum sells an unusual 18-karat gold ring set with pave diamonds, designed for the shop by Alexandra...

They Have Vanished.(World Affairs)(Buddhist monks)
October 15, 2007... Byline: This article was written by a NEWSWEEK reporter inside Burma whose name was withheld for safety reasons. An on-scene report on Rangoon's missing monks The pagodas of Rangoon are eerily empty. On a normal day they'd be humming...

Perspectives.(Perspectives)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Quotation Sources: Reuters, AP, New York Times (2), AP, New York Times People make mistakes; they do stupid things sometimes. Erik Prince, chief executive of security contractor Blackwater USA, refuting accusations that his...

A New Call To Arms Control.(Periscope; International Law)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Patrick Falby About half a million people worldwide are killed every year by small arms. That's far more victims than are slain by missiles or WMD, yet they get all the attention of international arms-control agreements. Now...

Terror, Torture.(Periscope)(United States policy on captured terrorists)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Michael Isikoff Justice Eager to show it was revising counterterror policies, two years ago the White House adopted 37 of the 39 reforms recommended by the 9/11 Commission. But it rejected one urging the U.S. to comply with the...

Ready To Levitate?(Periscope)(Germany to use magnetic levitation trains)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: John Sparks TRAINS Germans take pride in their engineering prowess, so the 23-years-and-counting it's taken to put their zoomiest invention into service is not exactly a national ego booster. But after a string of false...

Beneath the Robe.(Periscope; Books)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Adam B. Kushner Jeffrey Toobin, legal analyst at CNN and The New Yorker, is the latest author to dish on the inner workings of the U.S. Supreme Court. The unspoken conceit is that inside dope on the justices helps explain their...

Renaissance Madman.(Periscope)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Ginny Power Giuseppe Arcimboldo, portraitist of Hapsburg monarchs, scholar, inventor and scientist, has never really gotten his due. But now through Jan. 13 at the Musee du Luxembourg in Paris, curious viewers can rediscover this...

Reality Check.(Periscope)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: John Sparks Hard-charging type A's who dismiss concerns about their long hours at work by saying "I'll sleep when I'm dead" should have a look at a new British study. Turns out that lack of sleep appears to be linked to high blood...

Me, Myself And She.(The Technologist; INTERNET)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Jessica Bennett Eve Fairbanks knew something was up when her mother drove six hours to her college to have lunch with her. After a meal of risotto came the moment of truth: "I know about the porn," her mother told her. It was an...

Story Change.(The Technologist; GENETICS)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... Byline: Patrick Falby People don't look, talk or act alike, but when it comes to genetics, they've been thought to be virtually identical. Of the 3 billion letters in the human genome, scientists had thought that only one in every thousand...

If we can't heal the planet...(The Technologist)(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... If we can't heal the planet, let's help it to heal itself, says British scientist James Lovelock in the journal Nature. He proposes putting vertical pipes 100 to 200 meters long and 10 meters wide in the ocean to pump nutrient-rich water to the...

Mail Call: Competing Schools.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 22, 2007... Readers of our Aug. 20/Aug. 27 coverage on global education offered their own views. One wrote, "America's not keeping pace." But another said, "The [high] cost of Harvard is money well spent." Education Around the World Your cover...

Power To The Party.(World Affairs)(United Russia)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Owen Matthews And Anna Nemtsova Vladimir Putin says he may lead United Russia when he leaves office. That will solidify his control, and turn the party into a new center of political might. Meeting Vladimir Putin was the most...

Europe's Power Struggle.(Commentary)
October 22, 2007... Russia looks potent. But now the continent is starting to fight back. At an off-the-record discussion several months ago, a former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Russia's elite was intoxicated from the smell of oil and...

Showing A Rough Side.(World Affairs)(Thabo Mbeki)
October 22, 2007... Byline: Scott Johnson Once known for good government, Mbeki is proving ever more authoritarian as his term comes to an end. These are good days for South Africa's newspaper vendors. Open up any broadsheet and lurid details of...