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Did Kim Jong Un Really Execute His Uncle’s Extended Family?
A report from South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency cites unnamed sources who claim that Kim Jong Un put to death all the relatives of the leader’s uncle, including children and the country’s ambassadors to Cuba and Malaysia. In
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Beyond Rodman: What’s at Stake in North Korea’s Power Struggle
On Wednesday, North Korea announced its first set of rubber-stamp elections since Kim Jong Un came to power. The news comes about a month after the young leader had his influential uncle, Jang Song Thaek, executed on treason …
Last Australia Combat Troops Withdraw From Afghanistan
Australia has closed its main military base in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, and the country’s final batch of combat troops are on their way home. The departure marks the end of several years of combat that have left dozens of troops dead and more than two hundreds seriously wounded.
At a press conference announcing the withdrawal of …
Brazil: Shocking Footage of Bloody Riot Raises Concerns Over 2014 World Cup
Supporters of two soccer teams from Rio de Janeiro clashed on Sunday during a Brazilian championship match, interrupting the game for more than one hour and leaving at least three people hospitalized in serious conditions, local officials said.
Shocking television footage showed fans of Atletico Paranaense and Vasco da Gama, two rival …
A Personal Look at Israel’s Controversial Plan to Resettle Bedouins
Nomadic Bedouin tribes have wandered the deserts of Southern Israel for millennia. After the Israeli government approved a plan to relocate up to 40,000 Bedouins and demolish about 40 villages, thousands of Bedouins have protested what they see as a menace to their way of life.
Al-Qaeda’s Most Ambitious Franchise: What You Need to Know About AQAP
TIME’s International Editor Bobby Ghosh explains
Should Euthanasia Be Extended to Minors?
In Belgium, voluntary euthanasia for adults has been allowed since 2002. Now, Belgium is now on the cusp of becoming the first country ever to remove an age limit for the procedure.
Currently, under Belgian law, patients have to be at least 18 years old to request assistance from a doctor to die. On Wednesday, a controversial bill …
Meet the Baby Boy Who Defied History in Lebanon
Baby Ghadi became Lebanon’s first ‘sect-less’ registered infant
Philippines Typhoon Relief Efforts Face Persistent Challenges
Weeks after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the Philippines, more than one million people have received food aid, the United Nations estimates. But logistical hurdles are still obstructing relief efforts across the island nation.
WATCH: What’s Next After the Iran Nuclear Deal
Iran reached a nuclear deal with Western powers in Geneva over the weekend. Bobby Ghosh, TIME International Editor, lays out what’s at stake.
WATCH: What You Need to Know About Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga
As the U.S. and Afghanistan seek to hammer out a security deal for 2014 that will set out the terms of the U.S.’s continued presence in the country for years to come, all eyes fall on this week’s Loya Jirga. This grand assembly of tribal leaders, deeply embedded in Afghan culture, isn’t your usual decision making body. Here’s what you …