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Five things to know about Freedom House's latest global rankings
A look at the 2012 Freedom House ranking of 197 countries according to their relative freedom.
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In Pictures: Power players of the Women's World Cup 2011
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The top 10 monkeys
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Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, transformed Britain
For admirers, Margaret Thatcher was a savior who rescued Britain from ruin and laid the groundwork for an extraordinary economic renaissance. For critics, she was a heartless tyrant who ushered in an era of greed that kicked the weak out onto the streets and let the rich become filthy rich.
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Will the UN reverse its ivory ban?
Delegates overseeing a worldwide endangered species treaty have adopted a plan to allow ivory to be legally traded on the global market.
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Africa Monitor Equatorial Guinea: Ignorance worth fistfuls of dollars
Guest blogger Vukasin Petrovic asks why US retains positive ties with Equatorial Guinea's long-ruling president Teodoro Obiang Nguema, despite evidence of brutality, corruption, and neglect of his people.
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Kenya joins the great African oil boom with latest discoveries
Kenya's oil finds may be larger than those found recently in Uganda. But what will oil revenues do to the Kenyan economy, and the political culture?
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Latin America Monitor Press freedom falls in Latin America, French journalist missing in Colombia
Freedom of the press is under threat in much of the Americas, according to a Freedom House report.
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Briefing
Five things to know about Freedom House's latest global rankings
A look at the 2012 Freedom House ranking of 197 countries according to their relative freedom.
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Private Empire
Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Coll takes a close look at secretive behemoth that is Exxon Mobil.
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Africa asks itself: Where is the aid money?
African nations pledged five months ago to do more to help each other when famine and disaster strike. But so far, they haven't come up with the promised cash.
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USA vs. France: How Women's World Cup 2011 could be game-changer
The USA vs. France match in the Women’s World Cup Wednesday marks a clash between the old guard and one of the upstart nations that could reshape the game of women's soccer.
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In Pictures: Power players of the Women's World Cup 2011
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Libya rebels prepare for push on Tripoli: reports
Libya rebel leaders said this weekend that will try to recapture territory on the road to Tripoli, which could put them within striking distance of the capital.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/29
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/28
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Tyrants in Africa: little states, big problems
If we can’t promote democratic values and responsive governance in microstates like Djibouti and Swaziland, we have no business attempting nation-building elsewhere.
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A new way to measure human rights may revolutionize global advocacy
The SERF index, a new way to measure human rights in a country, may provide a more accurate assessment of a country's human rights effort.
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Ivory Coast, Libya highlight growing rift between Africa and the West
Many African leaders share China's viewpoint that national sovereignty is more important than human rights and democracy.
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Did the son of Equatorial Guinea's leader really try to buy a $380 million yacht called 'Zen?'
Teodorin Obiang, son of the President of Equatorial Guinea, tried to buy the world's second most expensive yacht, according to Global Witness, an anticorruption advocacy group in London.
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Ghana begins to tap oil, but can it avoid the 'resource curse'?
Long known as one of Africa's most stable nations, Ghana began pumping oil last week. But a recent visit to the oil boom town of Takoradi reveals a host of concerns.
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The top 10 monkeys
December 14th is National Monkey Day, making it the perfect day to contemplate our simian relatives. And what better way to do so than by ranking them in a top 10 list? Broadly speaking, there are two types of monkeys. Old World monkeys are native to Africa and Asia, and include familiar species such as the langur, the macaque, and the baboon. New World Monkeys, which are native to Central and South America, include marmosets, capuchins, and wooly monkeys. New World monkeys are thought to have evolved from Old World monkeys after migrating from Africa to South America on a raft of vegetation during the Oligocene period, some 23 million to 34 million years ago. But whatever. We know that you're here to find out what the best kind of monkey is. Click through our top 10 list to find out.
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US places No. 85 -- behind Libya -- in Global Peace Index
The 2010 Global Peace Index is an attempt to quantify which countries are the most secure and the least violent. New Zealand is No. 1, Iraq is last, and the US is in the middle.
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Gallery: World's worst human rights violators
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Burma tops 'worst of the worst' list of human rights violators
Libya, just elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council, also appears on Freedom House's 'Worst of the worst' list of human rights violators.
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Top 10 countries with most improved child mortality rates
A new study shows that child mortality rates have plummeted over the past two decades. While the US has also seen improvements, 123 other countries improved more.
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Israeli settlements standoff with US: Netanyahu fails to defuse tensions
Two weeks after Israeli settlements touched off unusually high tensions with Israel's closest ally, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads home from Washington without a resolution.
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Gallery: Top 10 longest-serving leaders
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