All World
- A culinary union flourishes in South Korea
A cold soup serves as a cultural tie between North and South Korea.
- The difference between Democrats and Republicans on Brazil
Engaging with Brazil is far more important to the hemisphere than Cuba or Venezuela, writes guest blogger James Bosworth. But US-Brazil relations have not been prioritized by Republicans.
Hague court issues its first guilty verdict against Congo warlord LubangaThe guilty verdict against Lubanga will draw new attention to pending cases against 20 other indictees, including Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, the focus of Invisible Children's Kony2012 video campaign.
Next on Syrian hit list: Deraa, cradle of the uprisingAfter overrunning Homs and launching an assault on Idlib, Syrian government troops are staging an offensive on Deraa, where the uprising began a year ago.
Afghan shooting: Panetta visits wary AfghanistanAfghan shooting spree by a US soldier Sunday sends US-Afghanistan relations into further disarray following earlier incidents of Quran burnings and the urination on Taliban corpses.
Rebekah Brooks arrest: phone-hacking scandal isn't going to fadeMany media observers predicted that the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal would peter out. But Rebekah Brooks's arrest today indicate the inquiry is still very much alive.
US, EU, and Japan challenge China’s rare earth export restrictionsIn a tripartite challenge against China's export restrictions on rare earth materials, the US, European Union, and Japan filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization.
Kony 2012: 75 million viewers later, some Ugandans get first glimpse of filmInvisible Children's Kony 2012 film has sparked a global conversation about African warlord Joseph Kony. So far, however, little has been heard from those living closest to the conflict.
News of the World's Rebekah Brooks arrested with husbandRebekah Brooks and her husband were arrested today on suspicion of attempting to thwart Scotland Yard's investigation into last year's phone-hacking scandal.
Taliban fire on Afghan president's brothers at shooting memorial serviceQayum and Shah Walid Karzai and other top Afghan officials in their delegation escaped in their cars unharmed from the Tuesday ambush in the country's south.
Russia sees 'no reason' to halt weapon support for SyriaA Russian official said today that his country will fulfill several existing arms deals with Syria in the latest indication that Russian opposition to foreign intervention is growing.
Five poverty-fighting women to watchThese women don't hand out aid. They're creating innovative new ways for women – and men – to lift themselves out of poverty.
France's far-right presidential hopeful Le Pen clears crucial election hurdleMs. Le Pen – who has attacked the rise of Islam in France – garnered the required signatures to get on the April 2012 presidential ballot.
- Amid police firings in Burkina Faso, all eyes on 2015 election
Nearly a year after protests by trade unions and students, Burkina Faso's rulers are sorting through the fallout and recently fired 100 policemen, writes guest blogger Alex Thurston.
Invisible Children responds to critics of Joseph Kony 2012 campaignInvisible Children's chief executive defended his NGO's 'thoughtful and strategic' campaign against the murderous militia leader Joseph Kony.
- Exporting Nicaragua's citizen security model
Nicaragua could be a citizen security model for other Central American countries to imitate, but some elements are harder to transfer than others, writes guest blogger Hannah Stone.
Afghanistan shooting: Protests are peaceful, but era of cooperation closingDays after a US soldier went on a shooting spree in Afghanistan, protests have remained mostly peaceful except for an insurgent attack on an Afghan government delegation.
Israel-Gaza truce ends worst fighting since 2009 war. Did Iran have a role?The Gaza fighting marked the rise of the Iran-backed Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian proxy that analysts say could be used to try to divert Israel's focus away from Iran's nuclear program.
Report: Syrian forces overrun rebel strongholdSyrian government troops appear to have overrun the rebel-held city of Idlib in an offensive that apparently began while UN special envoy Kofi Annan was still in the country.
Silence in the souk: Turkey muzzles outdoor vendorsThe cries of sellers hawking their wares in the markets of Istanbul are threatened by a new law banning vendors from shouting their sales pitch.
