“I am very competitive,” he said
Finally, A Better Way To Watch the Sunrise in Smog-Filled Beijing
Screen displays rising sun in polluted city
The Nightmare Gets Worse For Embattled Thai PM Yingluck
Now she can add an investigation into a controversial rice-pledging scheme to her list of worries
This Italian MP Actually Wore Blackface in Parliament
Anti-immigrant debate reaches new low
Australia Is Melting Under a Horrifying Heatwave
Insane temperatures are disrupting everyday life, cutting power and sparking raging wildfires
French President Sends Chocolate and Flowers to Hospitalized Partner
But he’s been banned form visiting her
Gandhi Scion Declines Chance to Be India’s Next Leader
Rahul Gandhi, the vice president of India’s ruling Congress party and scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, will not run as Congress’s Prime Ministerial candidate for elections in 2014. The announcement Thursday comes as something …
Kerry Urges Syrian Opposition Groups to Join Peace Talks
The U.S. Secretary of State made the unexpected televised plea ahead of next week’s Geneva 2 conference
Iraq’s Tribes Will Rise Again, Says U.S. General
One of the top American commanders during the 2006-07 Sunni Awakening sees parallels in today’s fight and cause for cautious optimism
Amnesty: Iran Has Executed 40 People So Far This Year
Amnesty International alarmed at reported spike in executions, mostly for alleged drug offenses
French Protestor Dumps Horse Manure on National Assembly
Calls for president’s ouster with several tons of steaming ordure
Lebanon May Become ‘Center’ of Arab World’s Sectarian Wars
An international tribunal investigation into the 2005 assassination of a former Prime Minister is overshadowed by the threat of regional sectarian war
Ukraine’s Parliament Passes Sweeping Anti-Protest Law
Critics of the law condemned its passing by show of hands, not electronic voting system