Egyptian authorities have cracked down on the increasing number of African asylum seekers crossing into Israel -- including, say refugee rights groups, a policy of shooting those along the border. But those who make it to the Promised Land face hardship Full Story »
Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is reeling from allegations that officials withheld information on civilian casualties in the German-ordered air strike in Kunduz Full Story »
Why are Western donors funding AIDS efforts in Uganda, a country set to introduce a law that would execute people found guilty of "aggravated homosexuality"? Full Story »
Spain's Thyssen-Bornemisza museum contains one of the world's most prized art collections. But now a mother-son legal battle has its fate up in the air Full Story »
A new study suggests that the most recent global temperature projections -- a rise of 4°C or 7°C by 2100 -- are incomplete Full Story »
The peace process is stalled, but a breakthrough is achievable. Here's what the U.S. can do Full Story »
Sending more U.S. troops won't defeat the insurgency, but Western officials are hoping it could help press the Taliban into a compromise Full Story »
As of this year, Taiwan now has the lowest birthrate in the world, with one baby born per woman Full Story »
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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Washington to discuss Iran's nuclear program, the war in Afghanistan and other issues. But the President also needs to convince him that Turkey must stay close to the U.S. and Europe even as it looks east Full Story »
Eighteen months after the most ostentatious Olympics of all time, the organizers of the Beijing Games are finally facing a reckoning as they try to figure out how to keep their prized centerpiece stadium in the black Full Story »
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