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Germany grapples with the bicentennial of Richard Wagner's birth.
Language doesn't necessarily get less prudish over time.
Wars with humanitarian justifications often save fewer lives than the same amount of money could if spent elsewhere.
Reuters
There is literally a switch that could give the hermit nation the Web, Google's chairman said.
Tony Gentile/Reuters
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.
Raheb Homavandi/Reuters
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?
Reuters
Amid all the kitsch, the singing contest's main sponsor's ties get scrutinized.
Khuram Parvez/Reuters
How people communicate in one of the most dangerous places on earth.
Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Khaled Hosseini never thought he would be published -- especially in English.
AP
The Chechens' history is marked by unending fighting and persecution. Could that have influenced the bombers?
John Kolesidis/Reuters
The nasty downside of austerity.
Reuters
Individual jihadis are increasingly taking to social media with their own opinions, sparking disputes within the terrorist organization.
Tim Chong/Reuters
To get around restrictions on homosexual material, Element turned to app stores.
Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters
As the world's only Jewish country celebrates its 65th anniversary, its survival still depends on one outcome: two viable states between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean.
Omar Sobhani/Reuters
The U.S. and its allies are talking about commitments through 2018 and beyond.
Amr Dalsh/Reuters
Institutions are gradually shifting in favor of Islamists in many Arab Spring countries.
Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
The central Asian country is positioning itself as a global nuclear leader, but it's haunted by the lasting impacts of Soviet testing decades ago.
Mohsin Raza/Reuters
Nawaz Sharif's party is regarded as having a pro-business stance, tilting toward regional cooperation and peace with the country's neighbors.
Reuters
Could reform school be the next step for Guantanamo Bay prisoners?
Reuters
According to one rights group, safety enhancements in factories would barely raise prices.
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