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Life As <em>The Wrong Kind of Muslim</em> Fayaz Aziz/Reuters

Life As The Wrong Kind of Muslim

A Pakistani-American man is accused of being a terrorist. In Pakistan.

50 Years After <em>Ich bin ein Berliner</em>, Obama Urges 'Peace with Justice' AP

50 Years After Ich bin ein Berliner, Obama Urges 'Peace with Justice'

In a major speech at the Brandenburg Gate, the president called for a reduction in nuclear weapons.

'Yes We Scan': Germans Protest at Checkpoint Charlie as Obama Arrives in Berlin Flickr

'Yes We Scan': Germans Protest at Checkpoint Charlie as Obama Arrives in Berlin

PRISM has sparked outrage in the surveillance-averse nation.

An Egyptian Journalist's Nightmare Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

An Egyptian Journalist's Nightmare

The ordeal of Yehia Ghanem, who was convicted in Egypt's notorious NGO trial.

Nigeria Is Caught Between Military Abuses and Islamist Rebels Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters

Nigeria Is Caught Between Military Abuses and Islamist Rebels

Is the country turning into a failed state?

How the World's Newest 'Mixed' Language Was Invented Flickr

How the World's Newest 'Mixed' Language Was Invented

Light Warlpiri in Northern Australia blends English with an indigenous tongue.

'Take Your Portion': A Victim Speaks Out About Rape in Syria

'Take Your Portion': A Victim Speaks Out About Rape in Syria

Rare testimony about unspeakable rape and torture in Syrian government prisons.

Standing: The Newest Form of Protest in Turkey AP

Standing: The Newest Form of Protest in Turkey

After weeks of violent clashes, a Turkish artist tries a motionless form of resistance -- and starts a movement.

Why Are Brazilians Protesting? Paul Santos/Reuters

Why Are Brazilians Protesting?

There's a big disparity between spending on basic infrastructure and spending on the World Cup.

Why There's Disagreement on Syria at the G8 Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Why There's Disagreement on Syria at the G8

Russia, China, the U.K., France, and the U.S. all have different interests when it comes to the war-torn nation.

Gentlemen Reading Each Others' Mail: A Brief History of Diplomatic Spying AP

Gentlemen Reading Each Others' Mail: A Brief History of Diplomatic Spying

Britain was caught reading foreign diplomats' emails during the 2009 G20, but it's not the first time a government has snooped on its allies.

Why the Current Syria Policy Doesn't Make Sense Reuters

Why the Current Syria Policy Doesn't Make Sense

Obama's move to arm the rebels is angering both sides of the intervention debate.

Whose Idea Was It to Build a Winter Resort in the Warmest Part of Russia? Reuters

Whose Idea Was It to Build a Winter Resort in the Warmest Part of Russia?

Putin's biggest critic talks about the troubles facing the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Why You Shouldn't Get Too Excited About Rouhani

Why You Shouldn't Get Too Excited About Rouhani

The new president is technically a "moderate," but in Iran, that doesn't mean much.

Why Obama Now 'Owns Syria' Hamid Khatib/Reuters

Why Obama Now 'Owns Syria'

The far-ranging implications of the president's decision to provide arms to anti-Assad rebels

Why Governments Use Broadcast TV and Dissidents Use Twitter Murad Sezer/Reuters

Why Governments Use Broadcast TV and Dissidents Use Twitter

How regimes take control of official media channels and push activists onto the Internet.

Why Arming the Rebels Isn't Enough Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

Why Arming the Rebels Isn't Enough

We need to dismantle Assad's air capability to really give the opposition a leg up.

Children in the Syrian War: Tortured by One Side, Recruited by the Other Reuters

Children in the Syrian War: Tortured by One Side, Recruited by the Other

A new UN report comes amid staggering casualty numbers and Obama's confirmation that the regime has used chemical weapons.

Iran Has a Presidential Selection, Not an Election Caren Firouz/Reuters

Iran Has a Presidential Selection, Not an Election

It's too early to feel optimistic that the regime will reform itself.

Does Syria Mean the End of the Responsibility to Protect? Muhammad Hamed/Reuters

Does Syria Mean the End of the Responsibility to Protect?

The crisis underscores the difficulty of reconciling humanitarian ideals with geopolitical concerns.

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