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Social protest in Hong KongHong Kong residents have mastered the art of protest – and are putting their organizing skills to use against China.
Invisible Children causes stir online, seeks to help end wartime atrocitiesInvisible Children is back with another film, "Kony 2012," which is lighting up the social mediasphere.
Why Sarkozy's hard words about immigration may resonate in FranceThe bedrock concept of Frenchness is that any French citizen can climb the ladder, if they speak French. But what about immigrants -- 11 percent of population -- who don't integrate?
Netanyahu gives Obama the Book of Esther. Biblical parable for nuclear Iran?Esther tells of a Persian plot against the Jews that was thwarted through cunning and the intercession of a gentile king. Purim, the holiday that celebrates the story, starts tonight.
Israelis critical of Netanyahu Iran-Holocaust comparisonThe Nazi Holocaust of World War II is a delicate and charged topic in Israel, and many felt Benjamin Netanyahu's repeated equating of the Nazis with the possible modern-day threat of a nuclear-armed Iran went too far.
Anonymous hacker group claims to bring down Vatican websiteThe Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, confirmed the attack but declined to comment on its possible source. He said he didn't know how long it would take the Vatican's technicians to bring the site back up.
'An insult': Russian election observers reject Putin's winRussia's League of Voters, organized in the wake of December's fraud-marred parliamentary election, called the March 4 presidential election 'an insult to civil society.'
Franco Majok fled Sudan – but returned to build a schoolEducation helped Franco Majok escape from war-torn Sudan. Now his Village Help for South Sudan has built a school there – and more.
No prison: Norway indicts 'insane' Breivik for terror, murderProsecutors will seek compulsory mental care, not imprisonment, for Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian gunman responsible for last year's twin terror attacks.
Six UK soldiers believed killed in Afghanistan blastSix UK soldiers were believed missing and presumed dead after an explosion hit their armored vehicle in southwestern Afghanistan on Tuesday evening.
- How well do you know Afghanistan? Take our quiz.
Afghanistan, which literally means "land of the Afghan," has become the scene of America's longest-running war. More than a decade into the conflict, how much do you know about this country in the heart of Asia?
Fleeing Syrian refugees tell of dodging bullets in orange groveAbu Abbas is just one of an estimated 2,000 Syrian refugees to escape since the weekend to Lebanon, which is coming under increasing pressure to aid those fleeing Assad's brutal regime.
Norway mass killer faces murder, terror chargesAnders Behring Breivik has been formally charged in the murder of 77 people last summer.
- Lord's Resistance Army: After long silence, the US-tracked rebels attack
The deadly Lord's Resistance Army goes on attack again in Democratic Republic of Congo, but coordinated efforts by regional armies and the US military has put them on the run.
Iran nuclear talks: delaying tactic or platform for peace?A return to the negotiation table could relieve some of the tension that has built up over threats of an Israeli military strike on Iran nuclear targets.
Pwned: FBI infiltrates hacktivist group LulzSecThe FBI charged five alleged leaders of LulzSec, an offshoot of Anonymous, after flipping another leader last June.
Millennium Development Goals: Clean water checked off list. Now back to work.The Millennium Development Goal of sharply improving access to safe drinking water has been reached. But China drove a lot of the progress, skewing the data with its size and obscuring problems in Africa.
- From our Files: Africans Cheer Ghana Freedom: Parliament Meets
Today marks the 55th anniversary of Ghana's Independence Day, as the former British colony became the first black African country to achieve independence from colonial rule. In March 1957, Monitor reporter John Hughes was writing on location in Ghana. He describes a jubilant and hopeful scene as the former Gold Coast became a new nation, named Ghana after an ancient African kingdom.
-Emily Powers, Monitor Library
In India, 'paraskilling' creates new jobs by slicing old ones to bitsIndia uses 'paraskilling,' dividing tasks into jobs requiring more or less skill, to create new job opportunities and increase productivity.
In powerhouse Germany, salaries for women lag behindAccording to an OECD report published this week, women working full-time in Germany make 21.6 percent less than men and hold substantially fewer top business positions.
