Less than two months after coming to office, New Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stepped down on Friday after failing to get an anti-corruption bill tabled in the capital region’s state legislature. Kejriwal, 45, came to power in December after his upstart Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party (AAP) defeated the incumbent Congress in …
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Media Freedom Declined Around the World in 2013
Armed conflict accounts for the fall, as well as heavy handed interpretations of national security, says an annual study from Reporters Without Borders
Pacific Castaway Begins (Much Easier) Journey Home
Two weeks after washing ashore in the Marshall Islands, Jose Salvador Alvarenga is headed home to El Salvador
UN: World Wasting $129 Billion on Inadequate Education
Warns poor quality standards cost 10 percent of global spending on primary education
Japan and India Bolster Trade and Defense Ties
Tokyo and New Delhi are cozying up, reflecting a shared desire to keep Beijing’s growing might in check
Global Investors Got High on Emerging Markets: Now for the Comedown
The world is now paying the price for irrational exuberance over developing economies
Stranded Antarctica Passengers Finally Reach Dry Land
52 scientists and tourists reach Australia four weeks after being marooned
How the World Celebrates New Year’s Eve
Around the globe, people say goodbye to 2013 and ring in ’14
Al-Qaeda Receipts Reveal Meticulous Accounting Habits
$0.60 cake, $1.80 for a bar of soap
Rescue Imminent for Stranded Antarctic Expedition
Ship has been wedged in ice since Tuesday
Chinese Icebreaker Delayed in Antarctic Ship Rescue
May need help from other rescue missions en route to the region
WATCH: Edward Snowden Delivers Christmas Message
“A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy,” the NSA leaker said
Christians Celebrate Across the Globe
Pictures from Christmas observances the world over