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Thu, 13/08/2015 - 20:18
Swedish prosecutors dropped two charges because the statute of limitations ran out.
Sat, 20/06/2015 - 01:19
Five views on the future of Hong Kong’s democracy movement.
Sat, 20/06/2015 - 01:00
The entire world is talking about ISIS. And we can use big data to find the message amid the clamoring voices.
Fri, 19/06/2015 - 23:31
The best stories from around the world.
Fri, 19/06/2015 - 23:27
This week, Pakistan executed at least 15 people, most of whom had spent years on death row before meeting their end in the Pakistani justice system. For these unlucky 15 and their families, this week’s news must have felt like a cruel joke, when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ordered the government to suspend executions in ...
Fri, 19/06/2015 - 23:22
The Dominican government’s harassment and scapegoating of Haitian migrants and their descendants has gone on for decades. It’s time for it to stop.
Fri, 19/06/2015 - 23:16
With global deaths from terrorism up more than 4,000 percent in a dozen years, can we really call America’s counterterrorism a "success”?
Fri, 19/06/2015 - 22:57
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn retired and immediately began bashing the administration. Has he crossed a line?
Fri, 19/06/2015 - 22:34
The constitution prohibits Paul Kagame from running again. But many Rwandans want him to stay.
Fri, 19/06/2015 - 21:06
FIFA spent upwards of $30 million to make a biopic. It made $918 in the United States.
Fri, 19/06/2015 - 20:50
European courts are targeting Russian assets in a $50 billion commercial dispute. That has the Kremlin apoplectic and threatening reprisals.
Wed, 17/06/2015 - 02:11
The Obama administration is ready to drop a long-standing demand that Tehran open up about its secret missile research, provided Iran agrees to tough inspections going forward.
Wed, 17/06/2015 - 01:00
"Young people will not only be able to visit exhibits, but also drive and fly on military equipment, shoot military weapons, and do parachute jumps."
Tue, 16/06/2015 - 23:58
A U.S. drone strike killed Nasir al-Wuhayshi. But the real threat is AQAP’s elusive master bomb-maker.
Tue, 16/06/2015 - 23:27
The video depicts a towheaded correspondent turning a blind eye to violence and abuse in Gaza.
Tue, 16/06/2015 - 23:09
A new oil field near Venezuela could be the miracle Maduro was waiting for. There's just one problem — it's in territory claimed by Guyana.
Tue, 16/06/2015 - 23:07
In a country that brooks no dissent, Nasrin Sotoudeh's remarkable solo protest keeps finding unlikely allies.
Tue, 16/06/2015 - 22:52
If the IMF wants to keep Beijing in the tent, it's time to reward China's progress on making its currency more free market-friendly.
Tue, 16/06/2015 - 22:45
China isn’t ready to supply the rest of the world with RMB. So why does it matter if the currency gets the IMF's stamp of approval?
Tue, 16/06/2015 - 22:16
Obama's massive Asia trade deal lives to see another day. But its ultimate fate is still a mystery.
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