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Ernesto Londoño:

Baghdad: Ernesto Londoño joined The Washington Post's Baghdad bureau as a correspondent in April 2008. His first stint at the paper was as a summer intern in 2003. He became a staff writer in September 2005, when he joined the Metro desk to cover criminal justice in suburban Maryland. In the spring of 2007, he worked in Baghdad for nine weeks. Prior to joining the Post, Ernesto worked at the Dallas Morning News, where he covered immigration. Ernesto was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia.
 

Anthony Shadid

Baghdad: Anthony Shadid is based in the Middle East for The Washington Post. Before joining the Post, Shadid worked as Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press based in Cairo and as news editor of the AP bureau in Los Angeles. He spent two years covering diplomacy and the State Department for the Boston Globe before joining the Post's foreign desk. In 2004, Shadid won the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting for his coverage of the Iraq war.

Shadid's Pulitzer Prize winning articles: http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2004-International-Reporting

Ariana Eunjung Cha:

Beijing: Ariana Eunjung Cha is based out of Beijing covering business and finance in Asia for The Washington Post. She served as the Post's San Francisco Bureau Chief in 2005 and covered the U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq from 2003 to 2004. Cha joined the paper at the end of 1999 as a national technology reporter on the financial staff. She is a graduate of Columbia University and, in preparation for her posting in China, studied at Princeton University's Beijing language program as well as the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies. She grew up in La Paz, Bolivia; Manila, Philippines; and Washington, D.C.
 

Craig Whitlock:

Berlin: Craig Whitlock is based in Berlin for The Washington Post. He has worked for the Post since 1998, and covered the Maryland Statehouse in Annapolis and the Prince George's County police department before joining the foreign desk in 2004. He was awarded the German Marshall Fund's 2005 Peter R. Weitz senior prize for his coverage of international terrorist networks. He is a graduate of Duke University and has also reported for The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C.
 

Pamela Constable:

Islamabad: Constable has covered South Asia from New Delhi and Kabul for The Post, and Central and South America for the Boston Globe.
 

Howard Schneider:

Jerusalem: Howard Schneider's first tours with The Post's Foreign staff were in Cairo and Toronto. Before moving to Jerusalem, he was an editor on the breaking news desk.
 

Karin Brulliard:

Johannesburg: Southern Africa correspondent Karin Brulliard joined the Post in 2003. Before moving to Johannesburg, she covered immigration for the Metro desk and spent two months in Baghdad for the Foreign desk. She grew up in Eugene, Ore.
 

Mary Jordan:

London: Mary Jordan and her husband, Kevin Sullivan, are The Washington Post's co-bureau chiefs in London. Jordan graduated from Georgetown University in 1983 and received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University in 1984. She also spent a year at Trinity College in Dublin studying Irish poetry. Jordan joined the Post in 1984 and worked on the paper's Style, Metro and National staffs before becoming a foreign correspondent. She was a Nieman fellow at Harvard University in 1989-90. Jordan and Sullivan were the Post's co-bureau chiefs in Tokyo from 1995 to 1999 and Mexico City from 2000 to 2005. They won the George Polk Award in 1998 for coverage of the Asian Financial Crisis and the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for their coverage of the Mexican criminal justice system. They have two children.
 

William Booth:

Mexico City: Before moving to Mexico, Booth wrote for The Washington Post's science and Style desks. He has also reported from The Post's Miami and Los Angeles bureaus.

Philip Pan:

Moscow: Philip P. Pan is the Moscow bureau chief of The Washington Post. He is the author of Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China, which he wrote at the end of his last assignment for the Post in Beijing. During his tour in China from 2000 to 2007, he won the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in international reporting, the Overseas Press Club's Bob Considine Award for best newspaper interpretation of international affairs, and the Asia Society's Osborne Elliott Prize for excellence in journalism about Asia. Before going overseas, he covered crime and immigration in the Washington area.

 

Stephanie McCrummen

Nairobi: Stephanie McCrummen is based in Nairobi for The Washington Post. She joined the paper in December 2004 as a general assignment reporter covering the Virginia suburbs. Previously, she was a reporter for Newsday in New York, where she covered local government, development, suburban life, the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the 2004 presidential election, among other stories. She is originally from Birmingham, Alabama

Emily Wax:

New Delhi: Before arriving in New Delhi, Wax was based in Nairobi for The Washington Post. She has also covered education in Alexandria and Arlington and D.C. crime.

Rama Lakshmi:

New Delhi: Rama Lakshmi has been with The Washington Post's India bureau since April 1990. A museum studies graduate, she has worked with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Missouri History Museum.
 

Ed Cody:

Paris: Ed Cody is based in Paris for The Washington Post. Before moving to Paris, Cody covered China from The Post's Beijing bureau. He has also worked for the Charlotte Observer and the Associated Press, where he reported in New York, New Delhi, Beirut and Paris. Cody has degrees from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and has also studied at the University of Florence and the University of Paris.
 

Josh Partlow:

Rio de Janeiro: South America correspondent Joshua Partlow joined the Post in June 2003 as an intern on the Financial Desk. Before moving to Rio de Janeiro, Partlow covered Iraq for the Post from the summer of 2006 until early 2008. He has also written about the Maryland suburbs. He grew up in Olympia, Wash.
 

Blaine Harden

Tokyo: Blaine Harden, who covers Japan, the Koreas and Southeast Asia, has reported from Africa, Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Before arriving in Tokyo, he was in Seattle, writing about the American West.
 

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Washington Post World Desk North Korea launched four short-range missiles from a base near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, and has threatened to launch a long-range missile in the near future.

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TOKYO, July 2 -- North Korea continued to rattle its neighbors Thursday by firing four short-range missiles into waters off its east coast.
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Washington Post World Desk The U.S. launched a new Afghan mission, which involves about 4,000 Marines, on Thursday, marking the first large-scale test of the U.S. military's new counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan.

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CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, July 2 -- U.S. Marines began fanning out across the southern Helmand River valley Thursday, traveling by foot and armored convoys under the scorching summer sun in an effort to wrest control of the area from Taliban insurgents.
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Washington Post World Desk National security adviser James L. Jones told U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan that the Obama administration wants to hold troop levels flat for now, and focus instead on carrying out increased economic development, improved governance and participation by the Afghan military and civilians in the conflict.

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CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan -- National security adviser James L. Jones told U.S. military commanders here last week that the Obama administration wants to hold troop levels here flat for now, and focus instead on carrying out the previously approved strategy of increased economic development, ...
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Washington Post World Desk This week's podcast reviews reaction in Iraq to the drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraqi cities and to the military-led coup in Honduras that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Check it out! http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/world-briefing/world-briefing-063009.html

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Washington Post World Desk Ernesto Londoño will be online from Baghdad today at 11 a.m. ET to discuss the departure of U.S. combat troops from Iraqi cities, the significance of the move, and security concerns.

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Washington Post foreign correspondent Ernesto Londono discusses the first pullout deadline from Iraq, its significance and security concerns.
Paula
Paula
I'm so glad that we are pulling out of Iraq!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Washington Post World Desk Six years and three months after the March 2003 invasion, the United States is withdrawing its remaining combat troops from Iraq's cities and turning over security to Iraqi police and soldiers.

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BAGHDAD, June 30 -- This is no longer America's war.
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Washington Post World Desk Guardian Council Declares Ahmadinejad Victory 'Final;' Results showing a landslide victory for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accurate.

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TEHRAN, June 29 -- Iran's Guardian Council announced its "final decision" Monday on the disputed June 12 election, declaring that results showing a landslide victory for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were accurate.
Taylor
Taylor
shocker. could have called this 4 weeks ago.
Bill
Bill
We went through a slightly more genteel version of the same thing four years ago with Bush. That and the ensueing corruption mobilized the populace. This has got to happen in Iran.
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Washington Post World Desk Today, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe arrives at the White House. This time, he will encounter an administration pushing to expand its alliances in Latin America and increasingly worried about Colombia's dismal human rights record, Colombia experts say.

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BOGOTA, Colombia -- In a White House ceremony in January, President George W. Bush awarded Colombian President Álvaro Uribe the Presidential Medal of Freedom and praised him for his "immense personal ...
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Ahmadinejad Tells Obama Not to Interfere in Iran
Rudi Bakhtiar of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans will be online Thursday, June 25, at Noon ET to take your questions about the continuing crackdown on protest...
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Washington Post World Desk The Post World News Desk has a new blog tracking live coverage of the Iran election fallout. Check it out: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/livecoverage/sections/world/

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Washington Post World Desk In the first days after Iran's disputed election, journalists covered it openly. Then, as government militias cracked down, they were told to stay in their offices. Now, many are being arrested.....

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In the first days after Iran's disputed election, journalists covered it openly. Then, as government militias cracked down, they were told to stay in their offices. Now, many are being arrested -- so far, ...
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Washington Post World Desk The latest photos of the Iran election clashes:

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After a hotly contested election pitting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against leading challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi, the government declared Ahmadinejad the winner on June 13. Mousavi's supporters took to the streets to protest the results.
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Tango
I heard Rafsanjani is in the mix as well...
Paula
Paula
I feel for these people. It makes me appreicate my freedoms.
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Washington Post World Desk Check out the latest article in the series, "Obama's War," about U.S. Army Capt. Michael Harrison who must face two enemies in Afghanistan: the Taliban, and the overwhelming frustration that the Afghan people feel toward U.S. forces.

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KONAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan The father arrived at the gate of Capt. Michael Harrison's base earlier this month cradling the limp body of his 9-year-old daughter.
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Washington Post World Desk Follow continuing coverage of Mexico's drug war, including a new blog by the Post's William Booth and Travis Fox as they drive the borderlands from Ciudad Juarez to Tijuana.

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On the front lines of the drug war in Mexico.
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Washington Post World Desk In this week's world podcast, Post correspondent Thomas Erdbrink discusses the post-election situation in Tehran and describes the obstacles journalists face in Iran. Check it out!

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Correspondents in The Washington Post's foreign bureaus offer on-the-ground reports from around the world.
Victor
Victor
Isn't it a well-known fact that the protests were inspired by centralized electronically distributed western propaganda? the so-called 'jounalists', especially those from BBC and CNN, also often serve as coordinators of such acts of 'civil unrest'.
Therefore, the reaction of Iranian government is correct. they should control media and Internet sphere better, to avoid such provocations in future. Those standing behind the provocations should be caught and punished, even abroad.
James
James
exactly...
Omar
Omar
i also dont trust all what western press say about this. politic contaminates everything....
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Washington Post World Desk Join Washington Post foreign correspondent Thomas Erdbrink online today, June 16, at Noon ET from Tehran, as he reports on the latest news in Iran and takes questions about the election and conflict

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Washington Post foreign correspondent Thomas Erdbrink reports from Tehran on the latest news and takes questions about the election and conflict.
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Washington Post World Desk Check out the Washington Post World Desk's guide to Iranian election coverage on the Web:

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Amid reports that the Iranian government is trying to disrupt communication services and curb traditional media outlets after Friday's disputed election, millions of people are turning to blogs and social media channels to exchange the latest news about the escalating tensions.
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Washington Post World Desk The Iranian presidential elections have sparked a protest between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and leading challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi, after the government declared Ahmadinejad the winner on June 13. Encouraged by Mousavi, his supporters have taken to the streets to protest the results. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2009/06/10/GA2009061002480.html?sid=ST2009061402807

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Him
HIM Yao Sui, Emperor of China in Exile says: I wish that I had money and that I was a player on the world's scene. Controlling Iran and rigging elections and trying to sow discord in Iran is wrong. The power of America rest in this nations maintenance of upright principles. I stand by these words and wish I could do something about this nation to insure that we are always upright!
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Victor
Him Yao Sui is cool, listen to him
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Washington Post World Desk Special report, "Mexico at War," features a photo gallery, an interactive map, a newly updated blog, and articles on Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent state, and Michoacan, the Mexican state where 10 mayors were recently arrested and accused of working for the drug cartel La Familia.

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On the front lines of the drug war in Mexico.
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TEHRAN, June 12 -- A long column of provincial, working-class Iranians, clad in black and walking in flip-flops, streamed into a highway underpass, heading for a reelection rally for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Are North Korea's latest provocative actions just another round of brinkmanship...
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scott: thank you for recognizing s.Korea as it is.
Moez: it's very insulting. obviously u have no idea about S.korea and when u don't know about it, it is wise not to make such an absurd statement.
Juan
Juan
Well,I wouldn't think the PR of Ch feels very happy about its new-nuke and missiled neighbour. It could set off a spot of trouble on its doorstep. Most inconvenient, surely! The 'Powers' (Ah, I feel like I'm back in my pre-1945 History books!) should hold a Congress and seriously ponder their next move. Minimum Deterrence still works. What NK has ... Read Moreessentially achieved is 'sanctuarizing' its borders. Now what? Can you feed a famished population with that? They've squandered their pennies making weapons they cannot use. You can't feed neutrons to the masses. And who will give them food-aid after this? My guess is that few will feel inclined to do so. The hermit kingdom is locking itself inside its tower and throwing away the key.
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Washington Post World Desk Iranian elections will be held tomorrow, June 12.

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Iranians go to the polls on Friday, June 12, after a hotly contested election campaign pitting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against leading challenger and revolutionary-era prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi.
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SEOUL -- For North Korean women who run off to China, rules are rigged on both sides of the border.
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Washington Post World Desk This week's Eye on the World gallery featuring pictures from Brazil, South Korea, and Lebanon.

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This week's events from around the world, including Brazil, South Korea and Lebanon, captured in photographs.
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Washington Post World Desk Check out this week's Special Report on Mexico's Drug War, including an interactive map showing federal troop presence, main drug-entry states, the flow of cocaine and drug-related deaths since 2007.

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On the front lines of the drug war in Mexico.