Rumors spread by Japan, China’s foreign ministry claims
When Tigers and People Live Too Closely Together, Everyone Loses
Forced into ever decreasing habitats, India’s tigers have been attacking and killing humans
If All Goes Well, Afghanistan Gets Its First Peaceful, Democratic Transition of Power Ever
But that’s a big ‘if’
Burma’s Rohingya Are Now Being Forced to Live in Squalid Ghettos Watched by Guards
Increasingly, for most Rohingya, the only solution is to flee the country
Iran Gets Its Most Senior Foreign Business Delegation Since 1979
Major French companies visit Islamic Republic following easing of economic sanctions
Judge Who Sentenced Amanda Knox Faces Scrutiny
Comments he made after the trial are causing a firestorm
Castaway Fisherman ‘Survives 13 Months’ at Sea on Turtle Blood and Fish
Jose Salvador Albarengo, 37, a fisherman from El Salvador, told officials that he survived more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean, drinking turtle blood and catching fish with his bare hands.
Albarengo said he went on what
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Spain’s Abortion Battle Pits Conservative Prime Minister Against Public Opinion
Conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is pushing legislation that would curb abortion, even when the majority in deeply Catholic Spain are in favor of it
Israeli Officials Stay to Hear Iranian Minister’s Presentation
In an apparent warming of relations, Israel’s Defense Minister sat and listened to Iran’s Foreign Minister during a conference in Germany over the weekend
Obama Will Travel to Saudi Arabia in March
The president’s visit will come after a swing through Europe
Iran Minister: Final Nuclear Deal Possible Within Six Months
Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says final deal within reach if ‘good will’ exists
Report: Corruption Costs E.U. Over $162 Billion a Year
3 out of 4 Europeans think corruption is widespread, report finds
Mandela Left $4.1 Million In Will
Estate to be distributed to family, staff, former schools and the African National Congress