He was the 20th century's greatest 19th-century statesman.
Germany grapples with the bicentennial of Richard Wagner's birth.
Language doesn't necessarily get less prudish over time.
Witnessing life in Goma, a city that's been invaded, ransacked, inundated with refugees, and flattened by a volcano -- all in the last 17 years.
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How singer, designer, and dictator-in-training 'Googoosha' has her hand in the bribery terms with TeliaSonera
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The country was just trying to boost its economy -- and some say it worked.
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In some countries, those engaging in public forms of dissent are often tortured and "disappeared." Soccer fans, in contrast, are allowed to vent as much as they want, and in large numbers.
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Are consumers pushing for organic coffee inadvertently harming the environment?
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The U.S. gets hit the most, but South Africa, Bangladesh, and Canada also see a fair amount of twisters.
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Between an Islamic insurgency, a security crackdown, and sectarian clashes, 571 people were killed in Africa's most populous country in April.
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You are a Hazara, and you've been on the run for centuries. Now you're in Syria, and things aren't looking up.
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Soraya Bahgat, founder of Tahrir Bodyguard, on sexual assault and the future of women's rights in Egypt.
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Iran's unyielding support of Assad is damaging its standing in the Middle East and feeding into a growing regional trust deficit.
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A law to protect women failed to pass parliament this weekend, sparking fears that the country's conservative forces want to roll back the clock on gender.
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How the real caveman diet will help meet our global food needs.
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Wars with humanitarian justifications often save fewer lives than the same amount of money could if spent elsewhere.
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There is literally a switch that could give the hermit nation the Web, Google's chairman said.
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Money is tight, so Italians are upending decades of food culture by frequenting bakeries less and baking more loaves at home.
45 percent think the U.S. should intervene, but only half can identify the country.
Jonathan Krohn
This week's car bombing intensified resentment among Turks who want Syrian refugees gone. And some Syrians are taking them up on it.
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An obscure loophole allows Tehran to profit while skirting Western sanctions.
Mohammad Ismail/Reuters
A horrific week for U.S. casualties reaffirms President Obama's rush to rely on the Afghan army. But can they handle it?
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Amid all the kitsch, the singing contest's main sponsor's ties get scrutinized.
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How people communicate in one of the most dangerous places on earth.
The world may never run out of oil—and the consequences could be dire. Plus: avoiding the worst parts of death, Henry Kissinger's statesmanship, reconsidering hair metal, and more.
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