Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi says he “can’t turn his back” if Egyptians want him to run for president
U.S. Promises $1 Billion for Ukraine
Aid package comes as Secretary of State John Kerry lands in Kiev
Nepal to Mount Everest Trekkers: Pick Up Your Trash
Cracking down on litter bugs on the world’s tallest peak
Russian and Ukrainian Troops in Tense Crimea Standoff
Reports of the first shots fired since Russian incursion began
Putin Calls Ukraine Uprising ‘Unconstitutional’
Russian leader asserts the right to protect Russian citizens in Ukraine
China’s Leaders Need to Make Real Strides in Economic Reform, Not Baby Steps
World markets are watching this National People’s Congress to see if Beijing will stop the endless tweaks and instead enact substantial policy change
Move Over Tokyo, the Most Expensive City is…
Financial difficulties following Fukushima disaster edges out Japan’s capital, while both the world’s most and least expensive cities remain in Asia
U.K. PM’s Adviser on Child Porn is Himself Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Patrick Rock was one of Prime Minister Cameron’s closest aides
The World’s Largest Community of Street Performers Is About to Be Torn Apart
Planners have decreed that the famed Kathputli Colony in India’s capital, New Delhi, is to make way for luxury flats and shops
The Haze in Indonesia Has Just Made 30,000 People Sick
Slash and burn farming is generating huge amounts of pollution
How a Russian Invasion of Eastern Ukraine Might Unfold
Russian forces took de facto control of the Crimean Peninsula without firing a shot—but will Putin stop there?
U.N. Proposes Peacekeeping Force in Central African Republic
The proposed 12,000-member force would not deploy within the next six months, despite spiraling violence between mostly Christian fighters and the minority Muslim community
Russia Says Ousted Ukrainian Leader Asked for Military Intervention
Yanukovich asked Russia to deploy its military in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin’s Ambassador to the United Nations