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What kind of an eater are you?

From locavores to femivores, to fast food junkies and punk domestics, here are 11 labels for every kind of person at the dinner table.
Immigration reform 101: How does Senate plan address four big questions?

After months of closed-door negotiations, the Senate’s bipartisan “Gang of Eight” offered a legislative summary of its proposal for comprehensive immigration reform. Here is how the Senate gang handled the four hottest immigration flashpoints.
10 influential authors who came to the US as immigrants

These 10 immigrant authors have all made significant contributions to US literature and culture.
Top 3 threats to the United States: the good and bad news

The annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community is out this week, a widely-anticipated report compiled by the nation’s intelligence agencies. Here is the good and bad news about the top three threats facing the United States, according to an unclassified version of the report.
Valentine's Day: 12 classic love stories

Here's our list of 12 of literature's greatest love stories.

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Nigeria's writers gain a global audience
Mugabe more isolated

The opposition's pullout from Friday's vote raises pressure on Zimbabwe's leader.
Zimbabwe opposition pulls out of runoff vote

Political commentators and ordinary Zimbabweans say the opposition Movement for Democratic Change's decision Sunday will save lives.
Donors warm up to online giving

Giving topped $300 billion in 2007. A small but rising percentage of those gifts came via the Internet.
Jerusalem conference may widen Anglican rift

Church members, who are opposed to gay clergy and to what they consider liberal interpretation of scripture, are meeting to discuss the church's future.
Eyeing tourism, Haiti battles its violent reputation

Once a popular destination, it sees few tourists despite UN data that indicate country is among the region's safest.
Bono and Geldof: France and others fail to deliver Africa aid

G-8 nations called on to fulfill pledges to fight poverty and AIDS.
Kuwaiti author creates 99 new superheroes

Naif al-Mutawa wrote 'The 99,' a comic book series based on Islamic ideas, which aims to promote tolerance.
Opinion: Zimbabwe's election: a battle for democracy and a test for Africa

If Tsvangirai wins despite Mugabe's heavy-handed tactics, it'll be a historic victory.
How a Kenyan village tripled its corn harvest

The Millennium Villages Project is pricey. But it may hold answers to tackling the global food crisis.
UN: Iraq conflict exacerbates unprecedented refugee flows

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates 67 million displaced people worldwide in 2007, a result of war, poverty, and climate change.
Bridging the African digital divide - with a ‘toaster’

Lines form at open-source software vending-machines.
Zimbabwe's pro-Mugabe war vets draw hard line

In a rare interview, militia leader threatens to take over more white-owned farms and businesses.
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U.S.-Africa alliance to help small farmer

The partnership between the US and Kofi Annan's farm group reflects the new international emphasis on agriculture.
Ancient, icy animal burrows
Kid Spot quiz: Hey, Daddy-o

See how many dad-related words you can guess.
Can you replicate London's Speakers' Corner?

England moves to create more of the free-speech 'corners' – with a little less spectacle and a little more substance.
Investing: Latin America bucks dour trends

Markets there produce healthy returns, but some analysts expect a correction.
Can you replicate London's Speakers' Corner?

England moves to create more of the free-speech 'corners' – with a little less spectacle and a little more substance.
Shaky peace accord in Somalia

Monday, the government and an opposition bloc signed a UN-brokered peace deal. But Tuesday, Islamist hard-liners said they would continue to fight.
In Africa, justice for 'bush wives'

Sierra Leone's special court rules that forced marriages are a crime against humanity. Soldiers who take women by force in Uganda and Congo may also face prosecution.
In Cambodia, a case for localizing climate-change research

Researchers know global temperatures are rising. Now scientists from as far away as Finland are studying what that means for the 1 million floating residents of the Tonle Sap Lake.
West Africa's music enchants the West

Bluesy, trancelike melodies pull in wider audiences in the US and Europe, as the music's exotic rhythms move mainstream.
U.N. Security Council delegation tours Darfur

Ongoing Darfur attacks and violent outbreaks in oil-rich central Abyei region are high priorities.