Holding a Moral Center as Civilization Fell
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This wrenching political thriller lends a human face to an upheaval so savage it seemed beyond the realm of imagination when news of it filtered into the West.
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Two anthropologists are proposing a new explanation for the demise of the Neanderthals that hinges on the fact that they didnÂt divide the labor.
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History today is not so much written by the victors as by the vanquished.
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The world into which Jesus was born and raised has shaped morals for two millennia. How Jewish mores became Christianity's customs.
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Mel Gibson's movie puts a fictional face on the collapse of the Maya Empire. Now see what the civilization really looked like, according to National Geographic artists and ancient murals.
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So the world, at least this little Northeastern province of it, has been turned upside down, reality has strangled invention, etc.
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The death of their symbol could force the Palestinians to choose between negotiating for the best deal they can get or continue fighting for a dream.
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societies went to work picking up bits of flesh and bone for burial under Jewish law. &quot;In many cases we prevent heavy disasters.
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UMW professor says people should not expect quick, dramatic change in dynamics following death of longtime leader. As Palestinians mourn the death of their leader, Yasser Arafat, attention is shifting to who
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The museum aims to insert peace into a culture that glorifies martyrdom.
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The 20th century was the time when ideology far outstripped religion as the engine of mass destruction.
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Â· Ruling means pioneer may have to close centreÂ· Move follows years of dispute with authority
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After the Abe implosion, the gray-headed factions seemed destined to recover their hold on power
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I am reminded of an event 93 years ago, in which Franz Ferdinand was shot, plummetting Europe into war. World War III is coming, and the flashpoint is the Islamic world. Much like Serbia in 1913, it is fragile and fragmented and there is a determination by a large focused interest group to see violence done in the name of their agenda. And, in the use of violence, they have successfully advanced their agenda.
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The pathos engulfing the death of Parveen Babi marked not just an individual's demise. It also symbolised the passing of a philosophy, a culture and a lifestyle that defined the late 60s and much of the 70s.
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In this conservative kingdom's most conservative city, a sheen of modernity bumps against deep tradition.
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ATHENS -- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad -- the great disaster that wasn&#39;t -- come to an emotional end this afternoon and, really, the world owes Athens an apology.