Olga Khazan

There is literally a switch that could give the hermit nation the Web, Google's chairman said. More »

45 percent think the U.S. should intervene, but only half can identify the country. More »

How a Buddhist mindset, the "Middle Way," and a Harvard education keep Lobsang Sangay, the country's Sikyong, afloat. Oh, and no attachments, please. More »

In this interview, the Chinese dissident discusses human rights, Internet censorship, and what the international community can do to help individual freedom in China. More »

Could reform school be the next step for Guantanamo Bay prisoners? More »

According to one rights group, safety enhancements in factories would barely raise prices. More »

Admiral James Stavridis talks with us about this year's biggest military challenges. More »

The U.S. has the most newborn deaths in the industrialized world. More »

How different an immigrant's native tongue sounds from that of his new home influences literacy -- and job prospects. More »

This weekend's strikes weren't intended to hurt Assad or the rebels. More »

Here are the newest opponents of the free press More »

Insights from the massive Pew survey of adherents of the world's second-largest religion. More »

A harsh new ad from the group says social shares aren't enough, in a new turn in the online-activism debate. More »

But opposition leader Navalny wonders what the other half are thinking. More »

A new study finds that the more you have, the better you feel. More »

Not very. More »

An Iraqi emigre living in California returned home in an attempt to repair an ancient marshland that had been devastated by Saddam Hussein. More »

"They focused on demonizing Western society." More »

It's much easier for refugees from the region to settle in Europe than in the U.S. More »

World leaders express their sympathies -- and then some. More »