Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has shown no sympathy for the tens of thousands of protesters who’ve taken to the streets across the country. In fact, he seems to have energized the protesters by calling them “capulcu,” or “looters” in Turkish. Demonstrators have gleefully embraced the label, spreading it far and wide on social […]
New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa is going to be New Jersey’s interim senator — filling the seat vacated Monday by the death of Democrat Frank Lautenberg. Gov. Chris Christie announced Thursday afternoon that he was appointing his fellow Republican to serve in the Senate until just after the state’s Oct. 16 special election. Christie
Hide caption The pacification program in the favelas has greatly increased the value of homes and led to gentrification. A new gastronomic guide to Rio de Janeiro’s shantytowns — for a cool $35 — has just been published. A new boutique hotel perched on top of one of Rio’s previously most dangerous favelas is about
Enlarge image i GOP presidential contenders wave to crowd Feb. 20, 1980 at Central High School in Manchester, N.H., prior to debate. From left, are: Philip Crane, John Connelly, John Anderson, Howard Baker, Robert Dole, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush. ASSOCIATED PRESS GOP presidential contenders wave to crowd Feb. 20, 1980 at Central High School
Enlarge image i Staff Sgt. Robert Bales (left), the U.S. soldier who allegedly shot and killed 16 civilians in Afghanistan, at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., on Aug. 23. Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System/AFP/Getty Images Staff Sgt. Robert Bales (left), the U.S. soldier who allegedly shot and killed 16 civilians in
Enlarge image i Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been under fire for working with the government on a number of issues. Here, she meets in March with protesters who oppose a copper mine backed by Chinese investors. She supports the mining project. Khin Maung Win/AP Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Enlarge image i A man smokes outside an office building in New York City in April. Smoking breaks cost employers almost $3,000 per year per smoking employees, a study says. John Moore/Getty Images A man smokes outside an office building in New York City in April. Smoking breaks cost employers almost $3,000 per year per
There’s just a sliver of light in the eastern sky as the patrol leaves the American compound through a thick metal door. They scamper across Highway 2, a narrow asphalt road that leads to Kabul, just an hour’s drive away — if not for the war. They cross an old graveyard and head toward the
Enlarge image i Palestinian gunmen drag a man from a motorcycle in Gaza City on Nov. 20. He was one of six men killed that day on suspicion of collaborating with Israel. The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip denied responsibility, though it has executed others judged to be working with Israel’s security forces. Hatem
Enlarge image i An Apple store in Beijing, China opens. Feng Li/Getty Images An Apple store in Beijing, China opens. Feng Li/Getty Images The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. All eyes are on Apple as it heads to court Monday for the start of its ebook price-fixing trial. Last
Enlarge image i In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, smoke rises from a poultry farm owned by Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry Company in Jilin province on Monday. Wang Haofei/AP In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, smoke rises from a poultry farm owned by Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry Company in Jilin province
Enlarge image i Israeli inventor and his cardboard bicycle. Baz Ratner /Reuters /Landov Israeli inventor and his cardboard bicycle. Baz Ratner /Reuters /Landov After last year capturing the imagination of people around the world with video of a bicycle made almost entirely out of cardboard, Israeli inventor Izhar Gafni is now hoping to capture money