Russian authorities and human rights advocates documented millions in unpaid earnings
Toronto’s Crack-Smoking Mayor Rob Ford Defends Justin Bieber
‘I wish I was as successful as he was,’ the mayor said of the pop star
Pope Francis Picks New Financial Watchdog
The shakeup continues
Former French First Lady Says Affair News Was Like ‘Falling From a Skyscraper’
‘It’s not because I’m no longer the first lady that life has to stop,” Trierweiler said
Ukraine’s President Calls in Sick in the Middle of a Revolution
It’s flu season in Ukraine, revolution or no revolution. Just ask the country’s President.
In a statement published Thursday on the website of President Viktor Yanukovych, his chief doctor announced: “The President of …
Rights Group Describes Campaign of Destruction By Assad Regime
A new report by Human Rights Watch documents the wholesale destruction of neighborhoods loyal to the Syrian opposition
Scarlett Johansson Steps Down as Oxfam Ambassador
SodaStream controversy bubbles over for the popular actress
Sochi Whistleblower Flees Russia Amid Death Threats
“You will be drowned in blood”
Did a Chinese Official Really Slap Tennis Champion Li Na?
A 2001 video only now making the social-media rounds in China puts the focus on the inequities of China’s state-run sports system
104 Years Later, a Chinese Train Station Platform is Still the Site of Anti-Japanese Rancor
A memorial to a man that Tokyo calls a terrorist, but Beijing and Seoul regard as a hero, reflects East Asia’s War over history
Japan’s U.S. Envoy Calls For Calm Amid Tensions With China
Kenichiro Sasae wants to see a “very constructive dialogue” in 2014
Rahul Gandhi’s First TV Interview Angers Sikhs, Who Stage Furious Protest
Comments on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots prompt calls for action against Congress leaders
Egypt’s Authorities Don’t Like Al-Jazeera’s Coverage So They’re Putting 20 Journalists on Trial
The journalists, both Egyptian and foreign, are accused of aiding “terrorists”