Recently added articles from The Christian Science Monitor:
Deposed Honduran president finds a platform at the UN.(Manuel Zelaya)(USA)
Jun 30, 2009; ... Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- When ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya takes his case for reinstatement to the United Nations General Assembly today, he'll do so at the invitation of the assembly's president - a Marxist ...
Not going to college? How about a 'career diploma' from high school?(USA)
Jun 30, 2009; ... Byline: Stacy Teicher Khadaroo Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor High-schoolers in Louisiana will soon be able to opt for a "career diploma" - taking some alternative courses instead of a full college-prep curriculum. The new path to graduation - expected to be ...
Will second crash in one month hurt Airbus image?(USA)
Jun 30, 2009; ... Byline: Alexandra Marks Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor New York -- The second Airbus jet crash in the past month has created a public relations challenge for a company that has so far had a good reputation for safety. Early Tuesday, a Yemenia Air ...
Iraq's next milestone: the Kurdish question.(Editorial)
Jun 29, 2009 ... Byline: the Monitor's Editorial Board On June 30, Iraq will mark the withdrawal of US combat troops from its cities to surrounding areas. It counts as a major milestone on the road to real Iraqi sovereignty, as well as a point from which to consider the progress made in securing ...
Immigrant actors tell their story.(Arts & Culture)
Jun 29, 2009; ... Byline: Jennifer Bleyer Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor Los Angeles -- Until recently, Gildardo Maldonado's experience as an actor did not extend far beyond the small role he once had in a Christmas passion play back home in Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. Xico Paredes ...
People making a difference: Jeremy Gilley.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)(Interview)
Jun 29, 2009; ... Byline: Stacy Teicher Khadaroo Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Boston -- Jeremy Gilley doesn't have time for skeptics. He prefers the company of hopeful humanitarians, sincere celebrities, and most of all, children, who recharge him with their enthusiasm for his ...
Finding true love.(THE HOME FORUM)
Jun 29, 2009; ... Byline: Ruth Geyer June is the proverbial marriage and anniversary month. And if you follow the advice columns, it seems as though one of the most difficult things to get straight in life is love. Looking back on my own life, there were a few times when love was ...
Pucker up!(lemons)(THE HOME FORUM)(Recipe)
Jun 29, 2009; ... Byline: John Edward Young Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Plymouth, Mass. -- Lemons get a bad squeeze. Think about it: Why is a clunker of a car called a lemon? Why isn't it called a kohlrabi? Or a kumquat? Who eats those things anyway? Who even knows what they ...
Leftist leaders hold emergency meeting over Honduras coup.(WORLD)
Jun 29, 2009; ... Byline: Tim Rogers Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Managua, Nicaragua -- Facing what is perhaps the greatest challenge to regional stability since the end of the Central American wars more than a decade ago, the presidents of this tiny yet tumultuous isthmus are ...
US troops to exit Iraq's cities but new role still evolving.(WORLD)
Jun 29, 2009; ... Byline: Jane Arraf Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Mosul, Iraq -- Iraqi and US officials agree that Tuesday's withdrawal of American combat forces from Iraqi cities is a historic event. What is less apparent to even military commanders here is how exactly the new ...
Argentine voters deliver a sharp blow to the Kirchners.(WORLD)
Jun 29, 2009; ... Byline: Sara Miller Llana Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Buenos Aires -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner suffered a blow to her political project Sunday night, with her Peronist Party losing power in both houses of Congress. Even ...
Should renewable energy include nuclear?(WORLD)
Jun 29, 2009; ... Byline: Lily Riahi and Lisa Desai Contributors Berlin -- A new global effort that aims to make renewable energy more accessible to every country in the world will launch on July 1st. Governments are lining up to join the first agency that will advise them on how to ...
In two Israeli settlements, a booming demand for more space.(WORLD)
Jun 29, 2009; ... Byline: Joshua Mitnick Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Beitar Illit, West Bank -- A stack of moving boxes packed with religious books is tucked into the corner of Yossi and Racheli Zehnwirth's apartment salon. Three years ago, the couple arrived as ...
Can Lebanon's Hariri work with Hezbollah?(Saad Hariri)(WORLD)
Jun 29, 2009; ... Byline: Nicholas Blanford Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Beirut, Lebanon -- A deadly street clash between rival political groups this weekend - the worst factional violence in the Lebanese capital in over a year - underlines the challenges lying ahead for Saad ...
As more flee Somalia, world's largest refugee camp feels the pressure.(WORLD)
Jun 26, 2009; ... Byline: Rob Crilly Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Dadaab, Kenya -- They are coming in ones and twos, families and friends, on donkeys and in trucks, dressed in the clothes they were wearing when the mortars landed or the battlewagons buzzed through the streets ...
The new bond in town.(OPINION)(Viewpoint essay)
Jun 26, 2009; ... Byline: Daniel Mandel Washington -- Lost in the ideological battles over fiscal stimulus is one newly authorized program that is already delivering results: Build America Bonds (BABs). Unexpected demand has transformed this once-obscure component of the federal stimulus ...
Jackson: the definitive superstar of the MTV-era.(Michaell Jackson)(USA)
Jun 26, 2009; ... Byline: Daniel B. Wood Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Los Angeles -- Precisely the same force that led Michael Jackson to the pinnacle of popular culture contributed to his eventual - some say precipitous - fall: the confluence of his rise with MTV and the rise of ...
Merkel and Obama don't always see eye to eye.(German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Barack Obama)(USA)
Jun 26, 2009; ... Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- A year ago, presidential candidate Barack Obama received a rapturous welcome in Berlin. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not likely to receive a similar reception when she comes to Washington ...
D.C. Metro crash highlights underfunding of public transit systems.(USA)
Jun 26, 2009; ... Byline: Gail Russell Chaddock Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- Federal investigators don't yet know why DC Metro Train 112 rounded a bend near Fort Totten station and slammed into Train 214 this week, taking nine lives and injuring 80. But ...
Search for Air France black boxes expected to continue.(USA)
Jun 26, 2009; ... Byline: Alexandra Marks Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor New York -- French investigators are expected to continue the search for Air France Flight 447's flight data recorders even after their 'pinger' signals fade in the next few days, perhaps with the aid of ...