World
Kashmir's ex-militants
Indian journalist Rupa Jha travels to Kashmir to talk to some of the ex-militants who once fought against her country.
Dutch drug tourism
The Dutch have liberal drug laws, but some local officials are fed up with foreigners who invade their towns looking for drugs....Mumbai: sifting facts from rumors
The current situation in Mumbai, and the facts and rumors around the terrorists who carried out the attacks there....Mumbai terrorist attacks
Terrorists attack luxury hotels, a train station and a restaurant popular with foreign tourists in Mumbai, and are currently holding hostages....Saudi oil tanker in pirate hands
A Saudi-owned oil tanker loaded with $100 million dollars worth of crude oil destined for the U.S. was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia....What the G-20 Summit accomplished
Leaders from industrialized powers and emerging economies met this weekend -- what the meeting accomplished....President Bush hosts G20 Summit
Leaders of the world's 20 largest economies will gather in Washington to discuss the global financial crisis. ...A new look at the Russian-Georgian conflict
Recent accounts from Georgia may reveal a different story about its conflict with Russia, and that Georgia's military might have committed war crimes....EU's climate change commitments shaky
The European Union finds its promise of big cuts in greenhouse gas emissions tough to keep....NATO, the U.S. and the politics of command
Defense Secretary Robert Gates to push plan where U.S., not NATO, would lead forces against the Taliban....- Hezbollah declares public support for Assad's ruling Syrian regime
- Palestinian prisoners represent lightning rod issue for both Israelis and Palestinians
- Runners honor Boston in first international marathon in Bethlehem
- Pakistan boosts national pride by breaking world records
- Egyptian-American man sends a message while running last week's Jerusalem marathon
- Palestinian man's death in Israeli jail leads to speculation about third intifada
- Syrian opposition moves conflict closer to Damascus
- Abu Dhabi hospital focuses on patients of the avian kind
- Israeli soccer team trying to get handle on racism among fans
- Palestinian protesters take page from Israeli settlers' book
- Experts see North's hands in reported computer attack on South Korea
- North Korea increases rhetoric, threatens pre-emptive nuclear strike
- Japanese photographers volunteer to help tsunami, earthquake victims find memories
- In China, a new building has a nearby knockoff before its even built
- China's new leadership faces challenges in the new year
- North Korea conducts third nuclear test in challenge to global community
- California professor leading project to get Vietnamese immigrant to tell their own story
- Migrant workers in Thailand in line for a raise -- if they can prove they're legal
- Pakistanis question government's use of bans on cell phones, other tech
- Popularity of 'white weddings' surges in Japan, leads to shortage of officiants
- Mali's last master calligrapher escapes violence in Timbuktu with ancient manuscripts in tow
- Militants in Mali take hostages in Algeria
- Increase of French forces in Mali, hopes to end ongoing crisis
- Tourist trade dries up as Mali struggles with Islamist insurgency
- In Africa, Malians forced to flee, frustrated by lack of progress
- Chips Funga: Kenyans transform term for French fries into slang for one-night stand
- After Libyan revolution, multi-cultural community torn apart
- Women in Sierra Leone face high barriers to participation in politics
- South Africa introduces new currency design, honoring Nelson Mandela
- Next generation of Mali musicians face a country that won't let them perform
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