Populist Daily

Rights advocates said that Iranian authorities have released on bail dozens of high-profile opposition figures who were arrested after the disputed June presidential elections.

Cassavie Sauver, one of the patients determined too violent or unstable to mingle with the general population, is housed in a tiny, barred isolation cell at the Mars and Kline Psychiatric Center.

Haiti’s earthquake has exposed the inadequacies of its mental health services just as they are most needed.

The European Commission president called for Germany and other governments that use the euro to put up a package of loans to assist Greece.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with Tony Blair, the international envoy to the Mideast; and Sergei V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, in Moscow on Friday.

At an international meeting on Friday, the emphasis was on starting Israel’s indirect talks with the Palestinians.

Kai Eide, the former top U.N. official in Afghanistan, said that the arrests by Pakistan have complicated peace negotiations.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks in favor of health insurance reform to a crowd of supporters and students at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. Friday.

A dispute over Medicare rates created a new complication for House Democratic leaders in their drive for health care legislation, as crucial votes remained in play in both directions.

The weekend strike is expected to cause major disruptions to flights but British Airways said earlier that contingency plans would allow 65 percent of its customers to fly.

A last effort by British Airways and the Unite trade union representing some of the airline’s employees failed Friday when the talks collapsed.

The deal to jointly develop an iron ore project could help repair Sino-Australian relations.

Sunrise on Poon Hill, with a view of 26,795-foot Dhaulagiri.

The Annapurna Circuit is one of the world’s great treks. But a road is coming in, and vehicles’ dust may cloud the experience.

Ahmed Chalabi spoke at a news conference in Baghdad on March 10.

Ahmad Chalabi, an early proponent of the American invasion, is close to an official grasp on power after recent parliamentary elections.