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U.S. high court allows apartheid claims against multinationals

The suit argues that by doing business with South Africa, the companies abetted the racist former regime.

Darfur rebel raid stirs Sudan-Chad war

The JEM rebel group – which Sudan accuses of being backed by Chad – reached the outskirts of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, for the first time this weekend, raising concerns about a proxy war.

Music transforms kids and towns in remote area of Bolivia

Inspired by a biannual baroque festival and the legacy of missionaries, young people join choirs and take up the violin and Vivaldi in parishes across the country's eastern lowlands.

U.S. to mine N. Korean papers for answers, progress

A US diplomat returns from talks in Pyongyang Monday with 18,000 pages supplied by North Korea on its nuclear facilities.

Burma (Myanmar): An unbending junta still blocks aid

The military regime views foreign aid workers as potential spies or activists' allies.

U.S. helicopters cause stir in Thai town on Burma border

In Mae Sot, home to many Burmese exiles and refugees, two helicopters stopped unannounced during a survey of the area

Pro-European tilt in Serbian vote

The Democratic Party received 39 percent of the vote to Radicals' 29 percent. But coalition-building maneuvers mean the shape of the next government is still unclear.

Lebanese Army steps into Beirut fray

Opposition Hezbollah fighters continue civil disobedience against pro-Western government.

Hasty truce with Moqtada al-Sadr tests his sway in Baghdad stronghold

A cease-fire deal between Mr. Sadr's representatives in the Iraqi government and members of the leading Shiite bloc aims to end weeks of fierce battles in Sadr City.

Women on two wheels: A Middle East dialogue tour

'Follow the Women' is a group of 250 female cyclists, from 26 countries, seeking to lay a foundation for peace.

Sri Lanka election called 'mandate' to defeat rebel Tamil Tigers

The island's first elections in two decades had been intended as a test of the peacemaking process with the breakaway fighters.

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As Pakistan changes, should U.S. policy?

The US is increasingly out of sync with Pakistan's newly-elected government, say analysts.

A philosophical approach to a mouse in the house

Keep in mind that he's a peaceful underdog and even ... a family man.